Fivelobe St. Johnswort (Hypericum lobocarpum)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Slow Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 6.6 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 140 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 4.0 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 2700 Precipitation, Minimum 35 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 18 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 7 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No