Hypericum Inodorum Magical Beauty

Hypericum, its, well let’s face it, a common shrub which we generally wouldn’t look twice at.

Mind you, Hypericum Inodorum Magical Beauty, there’s a different story.

In fact in Australia it is very much regarded as a weed. Of course there are many cultivated varieties which are grown in our gardens.

Anyway for me it wasn’t until I came across Hypericum Inodorum Magical Beauty that I saw Hypericum in a completely different light, I have in fact been so taken with this plant that I found another couple of positions in the garden where I think they will be appreciated.

Magical Beauty is semi evergreen and has proven to be fully hardy in our Aberdeen garden. The oblong leaves are a mid/dark green, small yellow flowers are profuse in early/mid Summer, followed by masses of berries shaded, peach,pink and yellow. The eye catching

berries stay on the plant, eventually turning black by late Autumn.

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Planting this one in your garden will be sure to bring comments from friends and neighbours.The severe Winter of 2010/11 did result in the plants losing more leaves than usual. However they recovered fully and was as spectacular as ever in the Summer of 2011. If you find like I did that the shrub grows a little on the tall side for the position which you have placed it, the Chelsea chop in early/mid May works wonders.

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 Hypericum is also known as St John’s Wort and Rose of Sharon, the herbal extract St John’s Wort has been used as a remedy for over 2000 years apparently, and the name is said to come from John the Baptist. If you don’t believe me, take a look at this, I have never seen such an in depth article on a herbal remedy, Alistair, tell the truth how many articles have you read on herbal stuff,