Hypericum ascyron

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Read about Hypericum ascyron in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hypericum ascyron, Linn. (H. pyramidatum, Dry.). Upright perennial, 2-6 ft. high, with tetragonal sts.: lvs. clasping, ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acutish, 2-5 in. long: cymes terminal, 3-12-fld., appearing in July; fls. 1-2 ½ in. clum.; sepals ovate to ovate-oblong, unequal; petals thin, narrowly obovate or oblanceolate, curiously shaped and twisted, persistent until withered; stamens in 5 clusters; styles somewhat spreading; stigmas capitate: caps, ovoid, ¾ in. long. N. E. N. Amer., Cent, and E. Asia. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:529.—A somewhat coarse plant and toward fall apt to be unsightly through the lower lvs. dying and remaining. Var. vilmorinii, Rehd. Fls. 3-4 in. across. Recently raised by M. L. de Vilmorin from seeds obtained from Korea. B.M. 8557. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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