This is a native plant, but it is not available in the 2026 Wild Ones plant sale.
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Great Canada St. John's Wort
Hypericum majus
PerennialGreat Canada St. John's Wort
Hypericum majus
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Light
Sun – Part Shade
Water
Moist – Wet
Soil
Sandy, Loam
Size
1-2'
Bloom
Yellow, Jul–Sep
Why Grow It
Rain Garden
Thrives in wet areas & manages runoff
Long Blooming
Flowers for many weeks through the season
Wildlife Food
Berries & seeds feed birds and wildlife
Did You Know?
After its long blooming season, the flowers give way to showy purplish-red or maroon seed capsules that add fall color.
Its rhizomatous root system allows it to spread and stabilize wet, sandy soils along pond edges and stream banks.
Like other St. John's Worts, the leaves contain tiny translucent dots visible when held up to light — these are oil glands containing hypericin.
Wildlife Value
🐝
Sweat Bees
Collect pollen from bright yellow flowers
🪲
Hypericum Beetle
Specialized leaf beetle feeds on foliage
🐦
Songbirds
Eat small seeds from dried capsules in winter
Good Companions
💙 Blue Vervain
🌸 Swamp Milkweed
🌾 Fox Sedge
🌼 Winged Loosestrife
Planting Guide
- Sow seed on moist, sandy soil surface in early spring.
- Choose full sun to part shade in wet meadow conditions.
- Tolerates seasonal flooding; no fertilizer needed once established.
Heads Up
Toxic to Humans
Keep away from children
Plant Details
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