Attenuatum St. John's Wort (Hypericum attenuatum)

Family: Hypericaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Hypericum attenuatum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. A famine herb, only used when all else fails. — A famine herb, only used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry woods and shrub thickets. Fields, pastures, steppes, grassy and dry stony slopes, pebble shores, forest margins and clearings from sea level to 2000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)