Hypericum x hidcoteense 'Hidcote' is a compact, deciduous shrub that typically grows taller in warm winter climates. Features rose-like, 5-petaled, waxy, cupped, golden yellow flowers with numerous, prominent, dark yellow stamens. Semi evergreen but more often than not evergreen.
Flowers of this popular hybrid are unusually large, slightly fragrant and bloom throughout the summer. Dark green, lance-shaped leaves grow on reddish, twiggy stems. I think the seed head also look pretty good on the reddish stems. A Royal Horticutural Society of Award of Garden Merit plant.
Position: Full sun, partial shade
Soil: Almost any soil, grows well in Ballyrobert
Flowers: July, August, September, October
Other features: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (RHS AGM), Grows well in Ballyrobert
Hardiness: Fully hardy - grows well in Ballyrobert! H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10°C)
Habit: Clump forming, bushy
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Height: 90 - 150 cm (3 - 5 ft)
Spread: 90 - 150 cm (3 - 5 ft)
Time to full growth: 2 to 5 years
Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial, shrub