Hypericum patulum

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hypericum patulum, Thunb. An evergreen spreading shrub, 1 ½ -3 ft. high, with many smooth, purplish, arching 2-edged branches: lvs. ovate-lanceolate or ovate- oblong, acutish, 1 ½ -2 in. long: fls. many, solitary or in cymes, large, 1 ½ -2 in. diam., of good substance; sepals suborbicular, longer than half the petals; styles upright: caps, ovate, more or less longitudinally furrowed,1/2in long. July-Sept. Japan. B.M. 5693. J.H. III. 43:405. Gn.W. 21:95. R.H. 1875:170. Gt. 15:513. Var. oblongifolium, Koehne (H. oblongifolium, Wall.). Lvs. 2-4 in. long, bluish gray beneath, acutish: fls. l ¾ in. across; sepals shorter than half the petals. Himalayas. Var. uralum, Koehne (H. uralum, Don. H. nepalense, Hort.). Lvs. about 1 in. long, acute or acutish: fls. ¾ -l in. across; sepals shorter than half the petals. Himalayas. B.M. 2375. Gn. 17, p. 53. The name has no connection with the Ural Mts., but is an adaptation of the native name "urala swa." Var. Henryi, Veitch. Lvs. ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse, 2-3 in. long: fls. 2-2 ½ in. across; sepals ovate, acute. China. This variety is hardier than the other forms of this species and of more vigorous growth.


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