| Fourpetal St. John’s-wort
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| Hypericum tetrapetalum
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| Hypericaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wet wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
| Description: |
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Small shrubby wildflower. |
| Height: |
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About 2-3 feet in height. Taller than broad. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. |
| Habitats: |
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Pinelands. |
| Soils: |
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Wet to moist, seasonally inundated sandy soils, without humus. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Moderate to low; requires moist to wet soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
| Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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All year; peak spring-fall. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Provides some food and cover for wildlife. |
| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. Harvest seed when mature, but before it becomes dried out. |
| Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.
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