Hypericum beanii grows better in this kind of environment

Other names for Hypericum beanii

Grain in Ear Flower, Yunnan St. John's Wort, Duanzhiguo

Morphological characteristics of Hypericum beanii

A semi-evergreen or evergreen small shrub, 0.3-1.5 m tall, clump-forming, with spreading branches, sometimes slightly 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 apiculi more or less rounded to absent at the tip.

Growth habits of Hypericum beanii

Hypericum beanii is highly adaptable, moderately light-loving, has a certain cold tolerance, prefers moist soil, dislikes waterlogging, and grows well on light loam.

Main values of Hypericum beanii

Ornamental: the flowers are for ornamental use. Hypericum beanii has large flowers, a beautiful flower shape, and striking golden yellow flowers, 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, and along roadsides and lawns, and can also be arranged in specialized gardens and flower borders, potted for ornamental viewing, and 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 Grain in Ear Flower, Xi Lianqiao and Tu Lianqiao. It is bitter and cold in nature, and has effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, relaxing muscles and activating blood, promoting diuresis and relieving strangury, and promoting lactation.

Flower language of Hypericum beanii

Hating sorrow