What are the alternative names of the Goldencup St. John's Wort? This article tells you all about it

Alternative names of the Goldencup St. John's Wort

Mangzhonghua, Yunnan lianqiao, Duanzhiguo

Morphological characteristics of the Goldencup St. John's Wort

A semi-evergreen or evergreen small shrub, 0.3-1.5 m tall, clump-forming, with spreading branches, sometimes somewhat leafy. Stems pale red to orange, when young with 4 longitudinal lines or 4-angled, soon with 2 longitudinal lines, sometimes finally cylindrical; internodes 0.8-4 cm long, shorter than or rarely longer than the leaves; cortex grayish brown.

Petals golden yellow, without red tinge, more or less incurved, oblong-obovate to broadly obovate, 1.2-1.8 cm long, 1-1.4 cm wide, about 1.5-2.5 times as long as the sepals, margin entire or slightly erose-denticulate, with 1 row of submarginal glandular dots, with lateral small apiculi, the apex of the apiculi more or less rounded to obsolete.

Growth habits of the Goldencup St. John's Wort

The Goldencup St. John's Wort has strong adaptability, is moderately light-loving, has a certain cold tolerance, prefers moist soil, and dislikes waterlogging; it grows well on light loam.

Main values of the Goldencup St. John's Wort

Ornamental: The flowers are for ornamental purposes. The flowers of the Goldencup St. John's Wort are large, beautiful in shape, and strikingly golden in color, with an ornamental period of up to 10 months; it is a very precious wild ornamental shrub. It is suitable for planting in courtyards, beside rockeries, along roadsides, on lawns and other places; it can also be arranged in specialized gardens and flower borders, can also be grown in pots for ornament, and can also be used as cut flowers; it is a good material for urban greening in the western region.

Medicinal: The whole plant is used medicinally; the traditional Chinese medicine names are Mangzhonghua, Xilianqiao, Tulianqiao; it is bitter in nature and cold, and has effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, relaxing muscles and activating blood, promoting diuresis and treating strangury, and promoting lactation.

Flower language of the Goldencup St. John's Wort

Hating sorrow