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1.5m
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1.5m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Hypericum 'Hidcote'
Other names: St John's wort 'Hidcote', Hypericum patulum 'Hidcote', Hypericum 'Hidcote Gold'
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Genus: Hypericum
Variety or cultivar: 'Hidcote' _ 'Hidcote' is a small, bushy, semi-evergreen shrub with narrowly ovate, dark-green leaves. In summer and autumn it bears saucer-shaped, bright-yellow flowers with orange anthers. It bears bright-red fruits in autumn.
Hypericum 'Hidcote' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Orange, Bright-yellow in Summer; Orange, Bright-yellow in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Bright-red in Autumn
Habit: Bushy
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Hypericum 'Hidcote' (St John's wort 'Hidcote') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Plant in well-drained, or moist but well-drained, soil in sun or partial shade.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Question from
Norma Smith
Do I have to deadhead this flowers when they seem to be dead? Also, one of my bushes is not flowering very well. The centres of some of the flowers are black.
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- Posted: Wed. 21st July 2010 17:31
- Last reply: Thu. 22nd July 2010 17:25
Question from
Tracey Knutsen
Do I have to cut this bush down every spring.???
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- Replies: 1
- Posted: Sun. 4th May 2008 21:53
- Last reply: Mon. 5th May 2008 09:56
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