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Hypericum x inodorum 'Elstead' August 22nd 

Hypericum Elstead is one of the better Hypericums for berries. The berries start to colour pink in mid-august and last well into the autumn.

A medium height deciduous shrub with yellow flowers in summer, it responds well to hard pruning in early spring.  If it is not pruned regularly in this way, then it tends to grow into a bit of an untidy shrub - little of interest at the bottom and all at the top. This would then suit it as a back of border position. Hypericum Elstead is quite happy in more or less any soil. Perhaps not as popular as it should be for it is usually neglected. Pruned to ground level each year will ensure a bushy compact shrub - full of flowers in summer and ensuing berries in late summer early autumn. The autumn foliage colour can also be attractive on the deciduous Hypericum range of shrubs.

The flowers are yellow 'buttercups' borne freely at the tips of the branches. A rich golden yellow. The shrub can suffer a little from assorted leaf spots and/or mildew. In my experience, this is generally as a result of the lack of attention that this - and other Hypericums - are often subjected to.

Hypericum x inodorum Elstead will last for many years. Mulching in the late autumn or early spring will help keep it in healthy mode.

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