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St Johnswort

Hypericum perforatum

All-Purpose Herb!  Use as a dye, a liniment for joint pain, even a mood 'upper' 

Crushed flowers create a red dye which is unusual since the flowers are yellow!.

Settlers in the 1600s  brought fame to the St. Johnswort plants because of the discovery of a fluorescent red pigment, named Hypericum, that oozes from the crushed flowers.

Today, it has become well-known as a treatment for depression and is being trialed in treatments for AIDS.

St. Johnswort is ornamental as well, growing upright with reddish-brown woody based stems. Five petal, bright yellow flowers appear in summer. At full size, this plant will grow 2 feet tall and 18 inches wide.

Grow in well-drained to dry soil in sun or partial shade.  Can become invasive if left to go to seed.  Cut spent flowers (deadhead) and/or remove seed heads before they ripen.

Considered a noxious weed in California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington State, and Wyoming.  Hence, we cannot ship this seed or plant to the above states.

Pkt is 200 seeds

CANNOT SHIP TO CA, CO, MT, NV, OR, SD, WA, WY.