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Is this St Johns Wort?
Hello,
Can anyone help me please?
I've been told by one person that this flower in my garden is 'St Johns Wort' but another person told me it's 'Hypericum calycinum - Rose of Sharon'. I've googled both and can't see much difference between the two.
If it is St Johns Wort I'd like to start using it to make tinctures but i'd like to identify it for definite first.
Any advice/feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
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Fantastic!
Thank you very much
Foliage on St Jons wort is lighter in colour. They grow like weeds in our garden!
St johns wort is a name applied to all hypericums now. It used to be more specific in previous times.
The one used medicinally is Hypericum perforatum, Perforate St John's Wort a probably native perennial plant
In the sticks near Peterborough
Please be very careful before you use it to make a tincture. Although it has been shown in clinical trials to have some beneficial effects, it can be dangerous in some situations.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I'd agree with that. There's nothing measurable there, you get what you get
In the sticks near Peterborough
Agree that both are names for the same plant. Lovely hardy ground cover for back of a border or under a hedge to give colour.
Which plant linjoy?
In the sticks near Peterborough
The young leaves are paler in colour and they get darker as they age. It will grow into a medium sized shrub if you leave it to itself.
I have that and its invasive. Going to dig it out asap.