Hypericum kalmianum 'Gemo'
Gemo Kalm St. John's Wort

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Unique and attractive bright golden yellow petals with a large dome of similar-colored stamens)
 Foliage:
Green (Glossy blue-green summer foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (4-5 celled beaked capsule; moderately interesting; can persist into spring)
 Ultimate Height:
2-3 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
2-3 feet
 Soil:
Adaptable, but must be well-drained
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1-2" long) are opposite, simple, narrow, linear to lanceolate and dotted with resin glands. Stems are 4-angled. The showy flowers, borne in small cymes, have 5 petals, 5 styles, and a large dome of numerous long stamens.

Additional Information

Hypericum kalmianum 'Gemo' is a compact, mounded deciduous shrub that produces a profusion of small, interesting, bright yellow flowers beginning late spring and continuing all the way into fall.

1 Hypericum kalmianum 'Gemo' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12012_01229*ASPKL

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