Spotted St. Johnswort

Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum), with lots and lots of spots. They show up, as volunteers, in my gardens. Volunteers most welcome.

Five yummy yellow petals with many stamens surrounding a central green pistil. Those petals, of course, spotted.

Spots of black, the leaves but also the stems. Green flower buds show the spots too.

Found in eastern North America. Growing to heights of 1 to 3 feet with a bit of branching in the upper half of the plant. Hairless stems of green or occasionally red. Pollinators are Bees, Beetles and Syrphid Flies, which find no nectar but lots of pollen.

I’ll take these volunteers any day!

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “Spotted St. Johnswort”

  2. Dear Ann,

    How lovely that you have a creek! I have a spring, but it is quite a distance from the cabin. Wonderful, with you and your Spotted St Johnswort. Isn’t nature marvelous with the great diversity that it presents to us! Hoping you are enjoying this summer.

    Thank you for reading my posts!
    Bren

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