Hypericum stans Groundcover Shrubs minty scent of the crushed

minty scent of the crushed leaves keeps deer and other browsers at a distance

and the crest of a berm or the lip of a raised bed to guarantee drainage

a single wild plant fruiting clear

with full sun allowed only where the soil stays reliably moist

Hypericum stans Groundcover Shrubs minty scent of the crushedHypericum stans is the four petaled member of the family, a small, upright shrub to about three feet with broad, clasping, blue green leaves and shreddy, peeling bark. Through summer the stems carry bright yellow flowers an inch across, and where most St. John's Worts open five petals, these show four, set in a neat cross above a pair of large leafy sepals. The names hold a small tangle worth untangling. Botanists now treat the plant under the older