"Judy and Dave G" wrote in message
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I have had this growing along some steps for about 10 years now. I have
never seen a bloom. It does die back to the ground every winter. Could
it
be that it blooms on old wood? When I planted it, it was in full sun.
The
trees have not grown enough that it is only in part sun.

Any ideas why it is not blooming? Or how I can get a bloom?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Judy

I don't know your zone, but hardiness zones are listed from 6-10. I live in
zone 6, northern AR, and found that St. John's Wort doesn't want a lot of
care. I babied one I had for a couple of years and finally gave up when it
did nothing and moved it to a spot in back of a perennial bed where watering
is haphazard and fertilizer comes from what seeps out of the compost and
fertilizer used on the perennial.bed. It is thriving and covered with yellow
flowers at the moment. Any late season growth freezes back in the winter,
but it is now about two and a half feet tall and two and a half feet wide
and getting larger every year. My one concession to care is throwing some
mulch around it every spring. If you live in zone five, you might consider
mulching it heavily and covering it with leaves before the onset of winter.

John