{"product_id":"dotted-spotted-st-johns-wort-hypericum-punctatum","title":"Dotted \/ Spotted St. Johns Wort | Hypericum punctatum","description":"\u003cp\u003e🌿 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌿 Latin Name: Hypericum punctatum\u003cbr\u003e🌞 Light: Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e🌱 Soil: Well-drained, average to moist; loamy preferred; adaptable to a range of conditions\u003cbr\u003e💧 Water: Moderate; consistent moisture; more drought-tolerant in part shade\u003cbr\u003e📏 Mature Size: 1–2½ ft tall; spreading colony by short rhizomes\u003cbr\u003e🌸 Bloom Time: Midsummer through early fall\u003cbr\u003e🗺️ Hardiness Zone: 3–8\u003cbr\u003e🦋 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\u003cbr\u003e⚠️ Note: Leaf sap can cause skin irritation when exposed to sunlight — handle with care in sunny conditions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Earth Nursery","offers":[{"title":"3.5\" x 5\" pot","offer_id":42990907916359,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/5058\/5415\/files\/1_f5af841f-c523-4e76-a98e-df9cf7a912f8.png?v=1784728352","url":"https:\/\/newearthnursery.com\/products\/dotted-spotted-st-johns-wort-hypericum-punctatum","provider":"New Earth Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}