Hypericum androsaemum

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hypericum androsaemum, Linn. (Androsaemum officinale, All.). Sweet Amber. Common Tutsan. A dense undershrub with erect, 2-edged sts.: lvs. ovate to ovate- oblong, 2-4 in. long, subcordate, minutely dotted, dark green, whitish below: fls. solitary or in cymes of 3-9, large, light yellow, 1 in. across; sepals ovate, 1/3 – ½ in. long; stamens in 5 clusters, longer than the petals; "ovary subglobular or oval, incompletely 3- celled; styles divergent, persistent, shorter than ovary: fr. berry-like, blackish violet, the size of a pea. June- Sept. Lives in shady, wet places, W. and S. Eu. to Persia.—Not yet proved hardy at the N. Fls. not particularly attractive, but good in fr. and foliage. All parts very aromatic.


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