Flower Properties

Property	Value
English Name	Rose-of-Sharon
MainColor	Yellow
PlantType	Shrub
Growth Type	Naturalized
Season	June
ImageUrl	Hypericum-001
Photographer	DP
Location
Human Toxicity	Non_Toxic

Flower Details

Description

A low, spreading evergreen shrub with large, bright yellow flowers. Often planted as groundcover in gardens and on banks. It is not the biblical Rose of Sharon but shares the name due to its showy blooms

Distribution

Native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia; cultivated and widely naturalised in the UK.

Medicinal/Other Uses

Related species like Hypericum perforatum (St John’s Wort) are used medicinally, but H. calycinum has little direct medicinal use.

Edibility

Not edible.

Human Toxicity

Like other Hypericum species, ingestion may cause photosensitivity in livestock and pets.

Pet Toxicity

Potentially toxic to pets — ingestion may lead to photosensitive skin reactions

Active Compounds

Hypericin, flavonoids, tannins.