Hypericum × cyathiflorum 'Gold Cup'
St John's wort 'Gold Cup'
A bushy shrub up to 1.5m high, with arching branches and deciduous, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves, up to 8cm long, and pyramidal cymes of up to nine cup-shaped, golden yellow flowers, 5-6cm across, in summer; bees may visit the flowers for pollen
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Potentially harmful
- Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Hypericum can be annuals, perennials, shrubs or trees, evergreen or deciduous, with usually paired leaves and showy yellow flowers with prominent stamens, followed by capsules, occasionally berry-like
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings or semi-ripe cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs) or pruning group 6 (deciduous shrubs that flower from midsummer onwards)
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
May be susceptible to a rust and honey fungus (rarely)
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