Hypericum calycinum

Aaron's Beard, Creeping St. John's Wort

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Ground Covers / Perennials

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 1' x 3-4'

Natural Growth Habit: Low, Spreading

Native To: Asia, Europe

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Summer

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 2b-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

A Bit More

Hypericum calycinum is a woody-based evergreen subshrub/perennial with a low, spreading habit and featuring large golden-yellow flowers. Spreads indefinitely by underground runners. Uses include mass groundcover, erosion control, dry shade planting, borders. Tolerates desert and coastal conditions. It thrives in full shade to full sun. Adapts to sand, clay, or loam soils; needs good drainage. It has moderate water needs; good drought resistance once established. It should get regular water under hot inland sun. Deer and rabbit resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Moderate fire-resistance. Cold hardy to -10°F.

 

A Bit More

Hypericum calycinum is a woody-based evergreen subshrub/perennial with a low, spreading habit and featuring large golden-yellow flowers. Spreads indefinitely by underground runners. Uses include mass groundcover, erosion control, dry shade planting, borders. Tolerates desert and coastal conditions. It thrives in full shade to full sun. Adapts to sand, clay, or loam soils; needs good drainage. It has moderate water needs; good drought resistance once established. It should get regular water under hot inland sun. Deer and rabbit resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Moderate fire-resistance. Cold hardy to -10°F.