Hypericum punctatum (Spotted St. John's Wort) Seed Packet

Hypericum punctatum is known commonly as Spotted St. John's Wort. A delicate, upright clump-forming perennial with slender stems topped with clusters of bright yellow blooms. The flowers and leaves are speckled with translucent or black dots, giving the species its name. 

Spotted St. John's Wort typically forms loose colonies in moist meadows, open woods, streambanks, rocky and disturbed soils, and roadside seepages. It thrives in disturbed soils, and areas with consistent well-draining moisture but at least partial sun. Its blooming period extends for a month mid-summer into early fall, with flowers opening on warm days and attracting a diverse suite of small pollinators.

Small native sweat bees, along with syrphid flies, are the primary visitors to the pollen-rich flowers. Plants of the Hypericum family are not often browsed by herbivores due to containing the compound called hypericin.