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(First upload on June 10 2014. Last on June 3 2015) [ 日本語 | English ]

Hypericum L. (オトギリソウ) Kinshibai (キンシバイ, 金糸梅), St John's wort Lifeform: (semi-)evergreen shrub < 50 cm high Distribution: native to China (Guizhou and Sichuan) → imported to Japan in Edo Era, probably in 1760, not transplanted in Hokkaido Habitat: dry, open sites, such as thickets, scrubby slopes and cliffs

tolerate to shade and drought → no special treatments for gardening Stamen = short ↔ H. calycinum = long Utilization: groundcover, in particular, for roadside planting Propagation: division Cultivars: cv. Hidcote (タイリンキンシバイ), cv. Sungold

Hypericum patulum in Japan

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[1/2] at the imperial gardens in the former lawn (Shiba) detached palace, Tokyo, on May 29 2015. [3/4] cv. Hidcote along a pedestrian road near Ochanomizu JR Station on May 30 2014.