Description

Hypericum Hidcote description:

Extra large yellow flowers in late spring and on into the summer.

Good for the back of a border or for screening sheds, walls or fences, because it is semi evergreen and doesn’t end up totally bare.

This has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit [1]. To win this impressive accolade the plants must have outstanding excellence for decorating a garden, be robust, not require highly specialist growing conditions or care and not be particularly susceptible to any pest or disease.

Common name: St. John’s wort Hidcote.

Also known as: Hypericum × hidcoteense Hidcote or Hypericum patulum Hidcote.

The best position in the garden:

Sun or semi shade.

Is it useful as a ground cover plant?

Shrubs do cover the ground, but they are not a ‘ground cover plant’ because they add height and structure to a garden.

What type of soil:

Well drained soil.

How much moisture:

Normal moisture.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.

Size of plant:

Height 150 cm.
Spread 150 cm.

Reference:
[1] Royal Horticultural Society – opens in a separate window.