Tricolor St.John's Wort

Other Names: Moser's Hybrid St.John's Wort

Description:

Radiant bright yellow buttercups flowers with bushy stamens adorn the green leaves with white variegation and a rosy glow, stems are also rosy pink; a phenomenal color accent for the garden; plants should be cut back in spring for best performance

Ornamental Features:

Tricolor St.John's Wort features beautiful yellow buttercup flowers at the ends of the branches from mid summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has attractive white-variegated deciduous green foliagewith hints of rose throughout the season. The narrow leaves are ornamentally significant but do not develop any appreciable fall colour. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The pink stems can be quite attractive.

Landscape Attributes:

Tricolor St.John's Wort is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Tricolor St.John's Wort is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Groundcover

Plant Characteristics:

Tricolor St.John's Wort will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.