Description

Add a pop of colour and texture to your pond or stream edge with Hypericum elodes ‘Marsh St. John’s Wort’. Known for its striking green-grey, soft, and hairy foliage, this perennial creates a unique glaucous appearance that adds depth and interest to your water garden.

In late summer, ‘Marsh St. John’s Wort’ comes alive with small, saucer-shaped yellow flowers that brighten up your aquatic space, attracting pollinators and adding a cheerful touch to your landscape. This hardy plant thrives at the edges of ponds and streams, where its lush, attractive foliage contrasts beautifully with the water’s surface, creating a peaceful and vibrant environment.

• Soft, green-grey foliage with a glaucous appearance adds visual interest
• Bright yellow flowers bloom in late summer, perfect for attracting pollinators
• Ideal for pond and stream edges, enhancing natural water features
• Easy to grow and low-maintenance, perfect for beginners and seasoned gardeners alike
• Tolerates wet conditions, making it ideal for water gardens or damp landscapes

Whether you’re looking to enhance the natural beauty of your water feature or provide shelter for aquatic life, Hypericum elodes ‘Marsh St. John’s Wort’ is the perfect choice for a vibrant and eco-friendly addition to your garden.

Repotting or planting

9cm marginal plants require potting into a larger mesh basket. Place in a pond no deeper than 1/3 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 1ltr marginal plants do not require repotting, place in pond no deeper than 1/2 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 3ltr and 5ltr plants do not require repotting, as they are larger more established plants they can be placed up to the maximum recommended depth. There is no need to remove the mesh basket.

Care instructions

Little maintenance is required. Trim to tidy as required and after foliage has died back in autumn.

Colour

Yellow

Growth rate

Slow

Flowers

Mar-Jun

Sun/shade

Full sun – Part shade

Native

Season

Spring,Summer

Measurements in centimetres

Height Min –Max

20 -30

Depth Min-Max

0-5