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Hypericum prolificum
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Hypericum prolificum

Hypericum prolificum
In the United States: Native · also called Shrubby St. John's Wort, Shrubby St. Johnswort

Deciduous shrub with bright yellow flowers that produce abundant pollen but no nectar; honeybees and bumblebees regularly visit to collect pollen during the extended summer bloom. Tolerates a range of soils from dry to moist in full sun to partial shade.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) June–August
Duration~2 months
TypePerennial
Sunpartial

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