Tutsan St. Johnsort or Sweet Amber St. Johnswort
Hypericum androsaemum
Hypericaceae (St. Johnswort Family) or Clusiaceae
▲▼ shrubs in front of Strong Hall entrance on east side
▲▼ shrub in Xeriscape Garden
▲▼ foliage, fruit and flower
▲▼ flower
▲▼ flower
▲▼ purplish new growth on some cultivars "Alchemy"
Location on or near campus: along sidewalk between Foster Recreation Center and Blair Shannon
Hypericum androsaemum: Tutsan or Sweet Amber St. Johnswort
· leaves deciduous to semi-evergreen, opposite, simple, ovate with entire margins; leaves dark blue-green to purplish-green; 2-5inches long and 1/3 to ½ as wide; cultivar 'Albury Purple' has more purplish leaves
· stems brown to reddish brown, somewhat 4-angled, usually spreading or ascending, not stiffly upright
· flowers bright yellow with many petals and stamens, about 1 inch wide, often solitary (sometimes in small cluster) at tips of stems in summer through fall
· low mounded growth habit, about 1-2 feet tall and equally wide or wider
· likes full sun to part shade and dry, rocky soils; does better in cooler climates than southwest Missouri
· medium to fast growth rate