St. John's Wort

by autumnlight

I can't remember the name of this plant so hopefully somebody can refresh my memory.
Uploaded20/06/2011 - 18:41
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Bobbinalorry
Posted 20/06/2011 - 18:44 Link
I have one of these in my garden, lovely are'nt they?
Mine is called Fred.
By the way, Bloody good shot!
Best Regards, Larry.

All the gear & no idea.
Edited by Bobbinalorry: 20/06/2011 - 18:45
GIULIO57
Posted 20/06/2011 - 19:39 Link
Lovely
autumnlight
Posted 20/06/2011 - 21:08 Link
Bobbinalorry wrote:
I have one of these in my garden, lovely are'nt they?
Mine is called Fred.
By the way, Bloody good shot!
Thank you Larry i shall call it Freda.
autumnlight
Posted 20/06/2011 - 21:08 Link
Thank you Giulio.
Bobbinalorry
Posted 20/06/2011 - 23:21 Link
Actually, it's a Hypericum, commonly known as St.Johns Wort.
there is quite a large family of them, this one being, in my opinion, one of the niceset.
Best Regards, Larry.

All the gear & no idea.
nonur
Posted 21/06/2011 - 07:08 Link
I like the treatment, gives it a nice, warm, waxy look.
Regards,
Nezih
trixie
Posted 21/06/2011 - 09:20 Link
Lovely photo Maria, its a great plant to use in herbalism and homeopathy,useful for all kinds of treatments, plus its very pretty too. Best wishes Trixie
szgabor
Posted 21/06/2011 - 12:29 Link
Nice shot, great colours, good effect. I like it.
Regards,
Gábor
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autumnlight
Posted 21/06/2011 - 12:51 Link
Bobbinalorry wrote:
Actually, it's a Hypericum, commonly known as St.Johns Wort.
there is quite a large family of them, this one being, in my opinion, one of the niceset.
trixie wrote:
Lovely photo Maria, its a great plant to use in herbalism and homeopathy,useful for all kinds of treatments, plus its very pretty too. Best wishes Trixie
Thanks for the info Larry and Trixie, we have always called it Rose of Sharon for some reason, i know about the health benefits of St. Johns Wort i just didn't know this was the plant, this is a good site for education too
autumnlight
Posted 21/06/2011 - 14:04 Link
Thank you all for your lovely comments.

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