Please make sure JavaScript is enabled.
 
Egyptian Saint Johns Wort in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Hypericum aegypticum

 

Egyptian Saint John's Wort

Hypericum are fast growing evergreen, semi-evergreen or deciduous shrubs. The low growing forms are suitable as ground cover. 'Egyptian St. John's Wort' is a branching shrub with leathery grey-green leaves up to 1cm long, and in late Summer flowers to 1cm across, solitary at the stem tips. Not fully hardy and best in the alpine house. Will sprout from the base if killed back by frost.

Contributed by @tal2lifshitz

 
plant Features
  • Egyptian Saint Johns Wort likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Egyptian Saint Johns Wort likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Egyptian Saint Johns Wort is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Egyptian Saint Johns Wort likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Egyptian Saint John's Wort

Latin name

Hypericum aegypticum

type

Deciduous trees or shrubs

family

Hypericaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Egyptian Saint Johns Wort likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Egyptian Saint Johns Wort is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Egyptian Saint Johns Wort likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Egyptian Saint Johns Wort likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

  •  
    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Egyptian Saint Johns Wort is 0.30meters x 0.15meters 0.30 M 0.15 M

Hypericum aegypticum

Hypericum are fast growing evergreen, semi-evergreen or deciduous shrubs. The low growing forms are suitable as ground cover. 'Egyptian St. John's Wort' is a branching shrub with leathery grey-green leaves up to 1cm long, and in late Summer flowers to 1cm across, solitary at the stem tips. Not fully hardy and best in the alpine house. Will sprout from the base if killed back by frost.


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

The 3 inch flowers are borne singly and are produced in succession from early summer through to early autumn.

 

Planting

From Late Autumn TO Late Winter

Plant out in any well drained, fertile soil from autumn to late winter in a sheltered border in full sun. As these shrubs are late-flowering, it is advisable to give them wall protection in northern gardens.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Take heel cuttings, 3-4 inches long from half-ripe lateral shoots preferably with a heel at any time between spring and late summer. Insert into equal parts of sand and peat in a propagating case at a temperature of 16C. When rooted, pot the cuttings singly in 3 inch pots of John Innes No 1 and overwinter in a cold frame. The following spring, pot on into 4 inch pots and plunge outdoors until planting out in autumn.

 
Subscribe to GardenTags Premium to get personalised planting tasks and more for your entire plant collection
 
Gardeners who are growing this plant