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St. John's Wort
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 |
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St. John's Wort
"Judy and Dave G" wrote in message
... 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 |
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St. John's Wort
Common St. Johnswort, a wildflower, likes full sun. So does Shrubby St.
Johnswort, also a wildflower. They are generally field plants. There's a whole chapter on the natural history, folklore, medicinal uses, horticulture, etc., of St. Johnsworth in a new book called The Secrets of Wildflowers. See http://www.acorn-online.com/hedge/secrets.htm Good luck! -- =================================== Jack Sanders 91 Olmstead Lane Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877 |
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St. John's Wort
On 14 Jun 2003 09:50:05 GMT, "Jack Sanders"
wrote: Common St. Johnswort, a wildflower, likes full sun. Hm, I just planted some this year but in shade, actually. I'm in zone 9 (I think) and it seems to be doing okay so far. Has yellow flowers on it. Maybe it just won't get quite as big. It gets rather hot here in the summer (although it has been unseasonably cool this year) and many plants which are to be planted in full sun, don't do well at all in the full sun. Some do but unfortunately the ones that don't, I usually figure it out a bit late (my fault, of course). Yes, I mulch. Yes, I water. Maybe if I started things in partial shade then moved them to full sun they would be all right. Maybe if I put a little umbrella over them. ;) Guess it would be nice to have a bit more differentiation in descriptions of cultivation but that might be a bit much to ask for from everyone. Gary |
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St. John's Wort
In article , Gary Mattingly
wrote: On 14 Jun 2003 09:50:05 GMT, "Jack Sanders" wrote: Common St. Johnswort, a wildflower, likes full sun. Hm, I just planted some this year but in shade, actually. I'm in zone 9 (I think) and it seems to be doing okay so far. Has yellow flowers on it. Maybe it just won't get quite as big. It gets rather hot here in the summer (although it has been unseasonably cool this year) and many plants which are to be planted in full sun, don't do well at all in the full sun. Some do but unfortunately the ones that don't, I usually figure it out a bit late (my fault, of course). Yes, I mulch. Yes, I water. Maybe if I started things in partial shade then moved them to full sun they would be all right. Maybe if I put a little umbrella over them. ;) Guess it would be nice to have a bit more differentiation in descriptions of cultivation but that might be a bit much to ask for from everyone. Gary St John's Wort does fine in shade. Some varieties such variegated H. androsaemon "Glacier" prefer dappled shade & get burnt-looking & crappy in full sun, but produce copious numbers of flowers & berries in partial shade. Some dwarfier cultivars (H. moseranum hybrids) won't bloom as well in deep shade as they would do better in dappled sunlight or full sun, but bloom moderately well even in shade. I've one four-year-old wild H.perforatum which blooms superbly in fairly deep shade; it is twice or three times the size of the hybrids with flowers twice the size. Right this minute in two-thirds shade, it is hugely covered over with big yellow flowers. It was all rangy & ugly last year, but I gave it a hard prune, & it looks splendid this year. Yesterday I spotted some st johns wort seedlings popping up nowhere near the primary patch, & I suspect they're just H. perforatum & I will end up rooting them up to toss, but would be great if they're one of the others. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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