Hypericum kalmianum 'SMHKBF' ~ Blues Festival® St. John's Wort

Hypericum kalmianum 'SMHKBF' ~ Blues Festival® St. John's WortBlues Festival St. John's Wort is a low mounding native evergreen shrublet that is frequently planted as a groundcover. The dense, attractive dark blue green oblong foliage is contrasted with bright yellow flower clusters with bushy stamen cover the plant through summer. Best bloom in full sun and well drained soils. Heat and drought tolerant once established. A tidy and carefree selection that needs neither pruning or deadheading. Type: Shrub,

Blues Festival St. John's Wort is a low-mounding native evergreen shrublet that is frequently planted as a groundcover.  The dense, attractive dark blue-green oblong foliage is contrasted with bright yellow flower clusters with bushy stamen cover the plant through summer.  Best bloom in full sun and well-drained soils.  Heat and drought tolerant once established.  A tidy and carefree selection that needs neither pruning or deadheading.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance. Well-drained soils essential.  Root rot can be a significant problem in hot and humid climates. 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Beebalm, Switch Grass, Black-eyed Susan

IMAGE: Photos by Proven Winners, Blues Festival^®

^{*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.}