What are the characteristics of Hypericum patulum? A complete guide in one article
Hypericum patulum is a semi-evergreen or evergreen small shrub of the genus Hypericum in the family Clusiaceae, with reddish or dark brown branchlets. Leaves opposite, ovate, long-ovate or ovate-lanceolate. Inflorescence corymbose, petals golden yellow.
Alternative names of Hypericum patulum
Mangzhonghua, Yunnan Forsythia, Duanzhiguo
Morphological characteristics of Hypericum patulum
A semi-evergreen or evergreen small shrub, 0.3-1.5 m tall, clumping, with spreading branches, sometimes slightly leafy. Stems pale red to orange, when young with 4 longitudinal ridges or 4-angled, soon with 2 longitudinal ridges, sometimes finally cylindrical; internodes 0.8-4 cm long, shorter than or rarely longer than the leaves; bark 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, margins 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 Hypericum patulum
Hypericum patulum has strong adaptability, moderately light-demanding, with some cold tolerance, prefers moist soil, dislikes waterlogging, and grows well on light loam.
Main values of Hypericum patulum
Ornamental: Flowers are for ornament. Hypericum patulum has large flowers, an attractive flower shape, and striking golden-yellow color, with an ornamental period of up to 10 months, making it a very precious wild ornamental shrub. It is suitable for planting in courtyards, beside rockeries, along roadsides, on lawns and other places, and can also be arranged in specialized gardens and flower borders; it can also be grown in pots for ornament and used as cut flowers, making it a good material for urban greening in the western region.
Medicinal: The whole plant is used medicinally; the Chinese medicinal names are Mangzhonghua, Xi Forsythia, and Tu Forsythia. It is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and has effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, relaxing sinews and invigorating blood, promoting diuresis and treating strangury, and promoting lactation.
Flower language of Hypericum patulum
Hating sorrow
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