Hypericum

Name	Hypericum calcynum (St. John's Wort)
Hardiness	Zone 5
Light	Full sun to part shade
Height	18-24"
Bloom Time	Summer
Uses	Groundcover, accent, front to middle of the border
Qualities	Fast growing shrub with 3 inch golden yellow blooms all summer. Also great for woodland of part shade plantings. Prune hard in late winter, as this plant blooms on new wood.

Name	Hypericum androsaemum "Albury Purple"
Hardiness	Zone 6
Light	Full sun to part shade
Height	24"
Bloom Time	Summer
Uses	Groundcover, accent, front to middle of the border.
Qualities	Large purple leaves on a compact mound. one inch yellow flowers in summer, then red fall berries. Also great for woodland of part shade plantings. Prune hard in late winter, as this plant blooms on new wood.

Name	Hypericum x "Hidcote"
Hardiness	Zone 5
Light	Full sun to part shade
Height	30"
Bloom Time	Spring and summer
Uses	Groundcover, accent, front to middle of the border.
Qualities	Large yellow flowers with showy stamens in May, then on and off all summer. Prune hard in late winter, as this plant blooms on new wood.