Hypericum punctatum (Dotted Saint John's Wort)

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Common Name:  Dotted Saint John's Wort

Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies, Beetles, Syrphid Flies

Use:  Naturalizing

Light:  Sun to Shade, best in part

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 10   USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry to Moist

Flower Time:  Mid July - Late September

Flower Color:  Gold

Height:  2'

Notes:  Hypericum punctatum, Dotted Saint John's Wort, is quite similar to the invasive Hypericum perfoliatum, Common Saint John's Wort, but this perennial has distinct dark spots on the flower petals and new leaves.  Bumblebees love Hypericum and several caterpillars utilize this species as a host plant.  

Noted as deer-resistant AND FOLIAGE IS CONSIDERED MILDLY TOXIC TO MAMMALS. 

Host plant of:
Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly) 
Nedra ramosula (Gray Half-Spot Moth)

Native to Eastern and Midwestern US:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).