Hypericum 'Hidcote'
Common name: 
Hidcote Hypericum
Pronunciation: 
hi-PER-i-kum
Family: 
Hypericaceae
Genus: 
Synonyms: 
H. patulum ‘Hidcote’
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • 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.
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  • flower, comparison with <i>H. calycinum</i>

    flower, comparison with H. calycinum

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  • flower and leaves

    flower and leaves

  • leaves, comparison with <i>H. calycinum</i>

    leaves, comparison with H. calycinum