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Hi - I wonder if anyone can identify this plant and also what is wrong with it that is causing the b

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    It’s an Hypericum, it’s not evergreen,   It’s in its natural dying down process,  it will come back next year and the berries will drop and self seed.  You can then transplant the little ones wherever you want them. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    It also may have suffered from the hot weather and drought, depending on where you live.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve found a lot of plants going into premature shutdown now,  not so much from drought but from hot sun.  The Hypericum will come back though,  they’re a job to kill and the little ones will come up  next year. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • richard.collensrichard.collens Posts: 2
    Lyn said:
    It’s an Hypericum, it’s not evergreen,   It’s in its natural dying down process,  it will come back next year and the berries will drop and self seed.  You can then transplant the little ones wherever you want them. 
    Thanks Lyn - do I need to cut it back at all ?
  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 542
    I would cut it back and hope it would produce a new crop of leaves before autumn. A bit late but might work. Hypericum are very tough.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Don’t cut it back if you want the seeds to ripen and self sow,   If you don’t want that to happen, you can either leave them on for the birds or cut them down.
    Personally I would rather wait and let the birds have them.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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