St. Peterswort

Hypericum crux-andreae (L.) Crantz

Mangosteen family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

4.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.6 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 170 days

Precipitation 32 – 48 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.