Hypericum perforatum - St. John's Wort - Seeds

Description

• Hypericaceae Malpighiales
• Europe, Asia, North Africa
• H 1m x W 0.6m
•  Z3 
• Perennial
• 1 packet of 50 seeds

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Details

Hypericum perforatum is aesthetically interesting in a garden, for its abundant and dazzling flowering of a sunny and warm yellow during summer

It is also one of the most traditionally used medicinal plants in Europe, its effectiveness making it an ingredient in modern pharmaceutical remedies against depression, burns, and sunburns

It also finds many other therapeutic applications thanks to its medicinal properties: Analgesic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Cholagogues, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant, Resolutive, Sedative, Stimulant, Vermifuge, and Vulnerary

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Cultivation

Easy plant supporting dry soils, fitting uncultivated areas of the garden, full sun exposure only

Sow the seeds at the end of winter or very early spring in the nursery

The seed is tiny and should not be buried but scattered on the surface of a seed compost kept moist

Give plenty of sun and a spring environment to promote germination

Prop out in the final location in May, when the seedlings have grown enough to survive in the garden

Water and weed for a few more weeks and if the summer is very dry, so that your St. John's Wort settle well

In winter, cut the dead stems to ground level and clearly mark the location as occupied

Grows back from its stump in spring

In subsequent years, little maintenance is necessary apart from a weeding to keep the space clear around the plants if necessary

First flowering in the 2^th year, then every year