Hidcote Hypericum                hi-PER-i-kum

• Semi-evergreen shrub, 2-5 ft (0.6-1.5 m) high, rounded shape.   Leaves simple, opposite, triangular-lanceolate, about 4 cm long, dark green above, pale below.  Flowers, yellow, solitary, almost flat, 7.5 cm across, bloom June-Oct.
• Sun and part shade, will grow in any reasonably well drained soil.  Tolerates fairly dry and alkaline soils. Cut back in spring to encourage flowering.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6     Possibly a hybrid between H. calycinum ‘Gold Cup’ and H. calycinum.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: southeast of Magruder Hall.