Scientific Name:
Hypericum
x
hidcoteense
'Hidcote'
Pronunciation:
hy-PEER-ih-kum ex hid-CO-teens
Common Name:
Hidcote St. John's wort
Family Name:
Hypericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Shrub twiggy, about 1.2m tall; leaves ovate-lanceolate, <6cm, opposite, dark green, red new growth; flower up to 7.5cm wide, golden yellow petals and orange anthers, June-July.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading, Twiggy
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (probably H. x cyathiflorum ‘Gold Cup’ x H. calycinum)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Filler, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves may turn reddish brown and mostly fall off in cold winters.Leaves have oil filled pores that are visible when held up to light.
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Orange, Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot, Virus, Wilt (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : 642