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Hypericum-pain or pleasure in your garden?

young codgeryoung codger Posts: 543
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More than 15 years ago I had  one two of these growing in the garden. When I changed things around a bit I eventually dug them out.

What I have noticed during the last year or so, is quite a few growing in 'undesturbed' areas of the garden.

Many Hypericum species  are regarded as invasive or noxious weeds according to Wikipedia.

I don't know if  birds eat the  berries and spread the seed.
I find they are easy enough to pull out, and the roots 'seem to' come out without snapping off. Fortunately  I don't find them to be as  prolific like the blackberry or Buddleia are!





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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have a large one growing out of the patio slabs in just the right space! I cut it down to sticks early spring. Any other seedlings get ruthlessly weeded.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • TenNTenN Posts: 184
    I love them, remind me of being a kid in the 70's for some reason. I've got them in quite a few spots but limited to Hidcote and Calycinum. Never had any self seed though.
  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627
    Ive got a couple of patches of it.  One has planted itself between 2 evergreen shrubs which give it some support so the flowers are at a decent height.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    The birds like them
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    At my old house we had a whole border of short ones along the conservatory until they were felled by rust.

    At this house I was very pleased to have a "gift" of one in just the right space in a bed.
    Southampton 
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    We inherited two in our front garden. We’ve lived here 4 years and have only just found one a few weeks ago which has self-seeded in the back garden.

    I like ours, they grow in a shady bank which is very dry due to lots of lilac bushes and ivy. One is similar to Hidcote but I never get any berries on it. The second is taller and has clusters of tiny flowers - maybe 1-2cm across - very dainty and black berries. Keep meaning to try and find out the variety.

     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    In terms of being a 'noxious weed' this often refers to North America and Australia, where these European plants were introduced and have become much more invasive than here; Hypericum can be toxic to livestock.

    https://csuvth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/Plants/Details/43
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    Definitely a pain here.  Seed everywhere and difficult to pull up 🙄
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