Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Hypericum gramineum 1 synonym: Hypericum involutum |
| Common Name: | grassy st. johnswort , small st john's wort |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 25 cm x 20 cm |
| Foliage: | Egg-shaped to oblong, erect blue-green leaves 3-20 mm x 1.5-7 mm, stem-clasping, especially towards top of stem, margins curved under. |
| Flowers: | Small orange-yellow cup-shaped flowers to 10 mm across, on long stalks, in terminal leafy clusters. Mature fruit longer than calyx lobes. October-January |
| General Comments: | Erect perennial herb with 4-ridged stems, often spreading by underground stems. Small herb with bright flower. Plant in groups. Adapts to most garden conditions. |
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