When does Hypericum perforatum bloom
This article introduces the blooming season of Hypericum perforatum and related topics such as cultivation methods and precautions for flower cultivation. Let's get to know more about it together.
In the mountain slopes, roadsides, and shrubbery of Hebei, Shaanxi, and some southern provinces of China, there grows a semi-evergreen small shrub with opposite leaves, no petioles, yellow flowers, large blooms, and long filaments. It is commonly known as Hypericum or Hypericum海棠, and it has ornamental and medicinal value. Today, I will talk about some information about this plant.
I. Botanical characteristics of Hypericum perforatum
1. Name and taxonomic position
Hypericum perforatum is the official Chinese name, derived from the "Sancai Diagram Collection." It was confirmed as the official Chinese name in "Flora of China." The name is due to the flower's resemblance to peach blossoms and its golden yellow color, with thin and shiny filaments resembling golden threads. It is also known by different aliases in different regions, such as Jinsi莲 in Shaanxi, Gouhu Hua in Anhui, Jinxian Butterfly in Sichuan and Zhejiang, Guolu Huang in Sichuan, and Jinsi海棠 in Shandong. In botanical taxonomy, it belongs to the Hypericum genus of the Guttiferae family.
2. Distribution and growth environment
Hypericum perforatum is mainly distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, and some southern provinces of China. It usually grows on mountain slopes, meadows, roadsides, and in shrubbery, and is also cultivated artificially.
3. Morphological characteristics
Firstly, it is a semi-evergreen small shrub, less than 1 meter tall; the entire branch is smooth and hairless, with many branches, opposite small branches, and red-brown in color.
Secondly, the leaves are opposite, with transparent glands, no petioles, elliptical or oblong leaves, 2-11 cm long, with entire margins, a smooth green surface, and a gray-green back.
Thirdly, the flowers are terminal, solitary or in corymbose inflorescences, bright yellow with a sheen, 3-5 cm in diameter, with 5 sepals, 5 petals, many stamens, and a base fused into 5 bundles. The filaments are long, blooming from May to August; the fruit is ovoid, about 8 mm long, with a 5-lobed apex, persistent styles and sepals, and the fruit ripens in August and September.
II. Main uses of Hypericum perforatum
Firstly, Hypericum perforatum is a small shrub with beautiful flowers and leaves, a long blooming period, and attractive fruit, making it highly ornamental and suitable for planting in courtyards, rockeries, roadsides, lawns, etc. It can also be potted or used as cut flower material.
Secondly, the fruit, leaves, and roots of Hypericum perforatum have medicinal properties, with the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, dispelling rheumatism, and reducing swelling. The fruit can be used as a substitute for Forsythia. It mainly contains effective components such as sitosterol, quercetin, quercitrin, hypericin, rutin, rhamnose glycoside, hyperin, and dihydroxyxanthone.
The above sharing about the blooming season of Hypericum perforatum and the complete content of cultivation methods and precautions for cultivation, green plant enthusiasts may refer to this aspect for reference.