Photographs: Co. Cork

Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calycinum Lus buí Mhanannáin Family: Hypericaceae Flowering June - September. Evergreen shrub. Introduced. Golden-yellow flowers with many prominent stamens. Insect pollinated hermaphrodite flowers but seed-set is poor as plants are self-incompatitable. Evergreen leaves. Vigorous growth, mainly spreads vegetatively. Height to 50cm. An established garden escape, discard or relic of cultivation in demesnes, woodland and on shady banks, roadsides, waste ground and dunes.

Rose-of-Sharon, Hypericum calycinum, Lus buí Mhanannáin