"Jack In The Thundersley" wrote in message
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Dear All,
Am a new gardener having inherited a beautiful garden and
this
will be the first of many posts i'm sure.
I have a large bush which is tagged Hypericum, is this St Johns Wort or
are
there varities of Hypericum? It is a large bush
about 2 metres high and wide.
I assumed StJohns Wort to be a smallish herb? I have some herbs one of
which
I thought was StJohns Wort, it has 5 petalled flowers though its stems
branch like a buttercups, it does not have the perforations however like
i've read it should have. The large bush does... can anyone help?

Many Thanks..

Hypericums were known as 'St.John's wort' though the tendency now is to
use the generic name 'Hypericum'. 'St. John's wort' tends to be used for
the smaller and wild species.
Another common name for the large flowered creeping species is 'Rose of
Sharon'[UK only]H.calycinum.
The plant you saw should have had more information on the label but is
quite likely a variety of H. patulum~ 'Hidcote'? Though it's a little early.
Best Wishes Brian.