Bounty from the Boonies
Giant St John's Wort, Hypericum ascyron - Seeds
$4.00
Unit price per$4 each or 3 for $10 (save $2!)
An outstanding native plant! The yellow colour of the blooms is exquisite and you will enjoy watching native bees literally swimming in the abundant pollen! The dark seed heads are also attractive for the rest of the season, although they should be removed if you want to limit it's spread as it will self seed quite readily.
Type: Perennial, native to Ontario
Height: 3-4'
Light: Full sun to light shade
Soil: loamy to sandy, adaptable
Water: likes it on the moist side but will tolerate drier areas once established. It will grow shorter where it is dryer.
Bloom time: June-July
Planting: Cold, moist stratification required - see options in photos, courtesy of Northern Wildflowers. This website offers an excellent overview of this plant and how to grow it from seeds: Giant St. John’s Wort – Facts, Identification, Grow and Care – GrowIt BuildIT
Wild life support: This plant provides abundant pollen as a reward. It is mostly pollinated by bumblebees but is also loved by sweat bees and other small bees.
Giant St John's Wort, Hypericum ascyron - Seeds
$4.00
Unit price per$4 each or 3 for $10 (save $2!)
An outstanding native plant! The yellow colour of the blooms is exquisite and you will enjoy watching native bees literally swimming in the abundant pollen! The dark seed heads are also attractive for the rest of the season, although they should be removed if you want to limit it's spread as it will self seed quite readily.
Type: Perennial, native to Ontario
Height: 3-4'
Light: Full sun to light shade
Soil: loamy to sandy, adaptable
Water: likes it on the moist side but will tolerate drier areas once established. It will grow shorter where it is dryer.
Bloom time: June-July
Planting: Cold, moist stratification required - see options in photos, courtesy of Northern Wildflowers. This website offers an excellent overview of this plant and how to grow it from seeds: Giant St. John’s Wort – Facts, Identification, Grow and Care – GrowIt BuildIT
Wild life support: This plant provides abundant pollen as a reward. It is mostly pollinated by bumblebees but is also loved by sweat bees and other small bees.
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Bounty from the Boonies is located in the area known as Uxbridge, Ontario, the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, Mississauga, and Chippewa (Ojibwe) First Nations. We stand in solidarity with Land Back and support Indigenous resurgence.