Dotted / Spotted St. Johns Wort | Hypericum punctatum

🌿 Ships well rooted in a 3.5 x 5 inch deep pot. Well established root system and ready to plant! May arrive dormant and without leaves/foliage December - April.

Most people are familiar with the introduced European St. John's Wort (H. perforatum) — dotted St. John's Wort is its native North American counterpart. The telltale difference is in the spots: black dots and streaks marking both the flower petals and the leaves, giving the whole plant a delicate, detailed quality that's genuinely pretty up close. Tight clusters of yellow flowers bloom from midsummer into early fall on upright, multi-stemmed plants reaching 1–2½ feet tall. Bumblebees and sweat bees work the pollen-rich flowers heavily — it carries a Xerces Society special value designation for bumble bees — and it serves as a larval host for the Gray Hairstreak butterfly and Gray Half-Spot moth. It adapts to woodland edges, prairie margins, meadows, and streambanks, handles a range of soil conditions, and spreads gently by short rhizomes to form tidy colonies over time. Deer leave it alone.

🌿 Latin Name: Hypericum punctatum
🌞 Light: Full sun to part shade
🌱 Soil: Well-drained, average to moist; loamy preferred; adaptable to a range of conditions
💧 Water: Moderate; consistent moisture; more drought-tolerant in part shade
📏 Mature Size: 1–2½ ft tall; spreading colony by short rhizomes
🌸 Bloom Time: Midsummer through early fall
🗺️ Hardiness Zone: 3–8
🦋 Wildlife Value: Special value to bumble bees and sweat bees; larval host for Gray Hairstreak butterfly and Gray Half-Spot moth; deer and rabbit resistant
⚠️ Note: Leaf sap can cause skin irritation when exposed to sunlight — handle with care in sunny conditions