Hypericum prolificum prophouse-fall-2027 catching the low light of

catching the low light of April along forest edges

mound about ten inches of coarse sand over the stubs

this rare broombush has proven winter hardy for years in our South Carolina garden

fleshy petals

Hypericum prolificum prophouse-fall-2027 catching the low light ofHypericum prolificum lives up to the name, prolific, disappearing each summer under a heavy crop of bright yellow flowers, each three quarters of an inch to an inch across and stuffed with a golden brush of stamens. The shrub is dense and rounded, with arching branches, narrow shiny leaves, and reddish, exfoliating bark that peels to show paler layers once the foliage thins. The name reads as a promise of abundance, and the old common name St. John's