An adaptable, fast growing shrub with showy yellow blooms! A prime candidate for short hedges and erosion control, even in poor soils. Flowers are bright against the dark green foliage, and fall color varies from yellow to red. Unlike Kalm’s St. John’s Wort, it is not prone to runnering. Tolerates part clay, but hardpan clay should be avoided.

Pollination: Likely self pollinating.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil Type: Adaptable 

Height: 2’-4’

Width: 2’-4’

Bloom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: June-Aug

Fruit: Black seeds in oblong seed pods mature in fall.

Fall Color: Yellow, Orange, Red

Root Type: Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees and flies. Hosts the gray hairstreak butterfly, moths such as the wavy-lined emerald, some leafhoppers and smaller insects. Generally avoided by mammalian herbivores.

Notes: Prune in early spring. Tolerates seasonal flooding. Reseeds readily on open ground.