coppery St. Johnswort
Hypericum denticulatum · Clusiaceae
coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is native to North America. USDA records it as hardy in zone 7 and warmer, down to about 2°F.
At a glance
| Type | forb-herb USDA |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle | perennial USDA |
| Native status | native USDA |
| Mature height | 2 ft USDA |
| Light | part-shade USDA |
| Water need | medium USDA |
| Growth rate | slow USDA |
| Soil pH | 4.8–6.4 USDA |
| Bloom | June USDA |
| Flower color | Yellow USDA |
| Hardiness zones | 7 and warmer USDA |
| Guild layer | herb-layer Derived |
| Nursery availability | No Known Source USDA |
USDA quoted from the USDA PLANTS database · Derived computed by a fixed rule from those columns. No value on this page is estimated.
Growing conditions
It grows in partial shade. USDA rates it as having moderate water needs. Its drought tolerance is rated medium. It handles periodically wet ground (USDA rates its anaerobic tolerance medium). It is recorded on soils from pH 4.8 to 6.4 — acidic ground. Its cold limit is zone 7.
Size and growth
At maturity it reaches about 2 ft, making it about knee height. It grows slowly.
Bloom period
USDA records a bloom period of June. Flowers are yellow.
A flowering date, not a pollinator rating.
Foliage, flower and season
Summer foliage is green, coarse in texture. Its flowers are conspicuous. Its active growth period is summer. USDA rates its lifespan as moderate.
What the site needs to provide
USDA records it across sites receiving 36 to 55 inches of annual precipitation. It needs at least 185 frost-free days to finish its season. It roots to at least 10 inches. Fertility requirement: low — no feeding needed on ordinary garden soil.
Propagating it
Propagate it from container stock and sprigs. Seed needs cold stratification — a period of moist chilling — before it will germinate, so sow in autumn or chill it artificially before a spring sowing. Its seed spreads at a slow rate. It does not spread vegetatively, so it will stay where you put it.
Resilience and wildlife
Its fire tolerance is rated medium. Its growth form is recorded as single crown.
Role in a guild
Herb layer. In a layered planting this is the herbaceous middle — perennials and grasses that fill the space between ground cover and shrubs. The layer is derived by a fixed rule from growth habit and mature height.
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Related plants
Others in Hypericum
- tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides
- great St. Johnswort Hypericum ascyron
- northern St. Johnswort Hypericum boreale
- Aaron's beard Hypericum calycinum
Similar role and hardiness
- American beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata
- cane bluestem Bothriochloa barbinodis
- California brome Bromus carinatus
- spring spiderlily Hymenocallis liriosme
- blue panicum Panicum antidotale
Where this data comes from
Every value on this page comes from the USDA PLANTS database record for symbol HYDE2, or is computed from those values by a fixed rule. Nothing here is estimated or model-generated. Where USDA publishes no value, this page omits the claim rather than filling the gap.
- Quoted from USDA PLANTS: active growth period, Bloom, Bloom end, cold stratification, Drought tolerance, fall conspicuous, fertility requirement, fire tolerance, Flower color, flower conspicuous, foliage color, foliage porosity winter, foliage texture, frost free days min, fruit conspicuous, growth form, Growth rate, Hardiness zones, Lifecycle, lifespan, Light, Mature height, Minimum temperature, Native status, Nitrogen fixation, Nursery availability, precipitation max in, precipitation min in, propagation, resprout ability, root depth in, seed spread rate, Soil pH, Soil pH (upper), Tolerance of wet soil, Toxicity, Type, vegetative spread rate, Water need.
- Derived by a fixed rule from those columns: Guild layer.
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