Hypericum Hidcote

An excellent summer flowering shrub with large (3") bright yellow flowers with orange anthers, making for an attractive low flowering hedge. This is a low-maintenance semi-evergreen shrub with neat oval green leaves which needs little or no regular pruning- if you do prune, do so in mid to late Spring. Hypericum Hidcote holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any reasonably fertile moist but well drained soil
Position: Full sun to part shade
Season of Interest: Yellow flowers in Summer
Hardiness: Fully hardy (up to -15C)
Height: 3-5ft (1-1.5m) Spread: 3-5ft (1-1.5m)