Sunburst St Johns Wort

Bright, sunny, golden-yellow flowers with golden sparks flying out of them! That's what the brilliant flowers of Sunburst St. Johns Wort (Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst') resemble!

The flowers are just as the name implies; little sun-bursts smothering the shrub in gleaming blooms! The flowers are larger than other St. John's Worts, bursting onto the scene in mid-summer after many shrubs have already called it quits in the heat!

Shrubby and tightly-branched, St. Johns Wort at times is almost wild-looking! Always sporting soft blueish to gray-green leaves. In warmer growing zones, St. Johns Wort may be semi-evergreen or even fully evergreen in mild winters!

Even if they do drop leaves in winter, the dense and mounded shrub still retains wonderful features and character. The bark is a delightful exfoliating cinnamon-brown and mature stems may even display tinges of purple or plum as it gets older!

Don't let the cheery flowers and soft foliage fool you, this plant is a tough native fighter! Given the right soil conditions - which range from loamy to sandy and everything in between - St. Johns Wort makes itself right at home, even spreading out a little to form nice colonies!

How to Use Sunburst St. John's Wort In The Landscape

If you have a wooded edge (or want to get the look of one) St. John's Wort fits right in. Sunburst bridges the transition between the yard and the woods, taming the wildness and filling an area with little rays of sunshine! Don't worry about those out-of-the-way areas attracting deer, those uninvited guests will usually leave this plant alone!

Alternately, Sunburst brings a nice 'scruffiness' to a formal planting bed as well as fitting in perfectly in informal country borders. Either way, St. Johns Wort compliments your style!

Your cutting garden is a natural place for these lovelies, and every florist will be familiar with the botanical name 'Hypericum'. Those unique seed pods that appear in fall are glossy reddish-brown and so cool to use in fashionable floral bouquets! Or, leave them to their own devices in the landscape for wonderful winter interest!

Mixed-shrub borders, the back garden bed, and informal hedges are perfect spots for St. Johns Wort to roam!

The spreading, suckering nature of these plants makes them perfect for erosion control, on steep slopes, and en masse. Need to fill an area with sunshine? Plant a few St. Johns Wort and sit back and relax!

#ProPlantTips For Care

This selection of the hardy American native is super easy to grow. Sunburst St. Johns Wort thrives in the southeast without any care at all. In other parts of the country, it may be a deciduous shrub during winter or even die back to the ground in harsh winters, but it will come back strong and true each spring.

Loving the full sun, these easily tolerate part shade and dappled sun areas. Hypericum doesn't have much preference on soil type, they do prefer rich, sandy loams. Just be sure to provide well-drained soils since St. Johns Wort cannot tolerate wet feet!

A generous layer of mulch retains moisture and insulates the root system from heat and winter's chill. Prune while dormant to control the size and shape however, these really do their best in locations where they're allowed to be themselves.

Tough, hardy, and native, plus all the features that make for an outstanding landscape work-horse, Sunburst St. Johns Wort practically takes care of itself! Leaving you to sit back and enjoy!

Because of that, we know that you have a spot in your garden for this easy-breezy shrub! Buy yours from Nature Hills today and work smarter, not harder!