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Height: 2-3 ft.

plant sale text: Bedstraw St. Johns-wort is a southeastern native shrub that adds lively color to the summer garden. Its growth habit is compact, multibranched and fine-textured. In midsummer, profuse small yellow flowers bloom for several weeks. Although it is easily grown, Bedstraw St. Johns-wort is relatively uncommon in the nursery trade.The genus name Hypericum is derived from the Greek and means "over an apparition," referring to the common belief that St. Johns-worts repel evil spirits.

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native range: southeastern United States