Hypericum coris L.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Hypericum coris' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/hypericum/hypericum-coris/). Accessed 2024-03-28.

Glossary

corolla
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
axillary
Situated in an axil.
glabrous
Lacking hairs smooth. glabrescent Becoming hairless.
linear
Strap-shaped.
midrib
midveinCentral and principal vein in a leaf.
ovate
Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.
revolute
Rolled downwards at margin.
whorl
Arrangement of three or more organs (leaves flowers) around a central axis. whorled Arranged in a whorl.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Hypericum coris' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/hypericum/hypericum-coris/). Accessed 2024-03-28.

An evergreen, semi-shrubby plant, erect and 6 to 15 in. high, or sometimes procumbent; stems round, very slender and clustered, glabrous. Leaves in whorls of four, rarely three, linear, 13 to 1 in. long, 116 in. or less wide, stalkless, revolute, blunt; midrib prominent beneath. Flowers borne in axillary clusters of three to five, forming terminal panicles 2 to 5 in. long. Corolla 34 in. wide, glowing yellow; petals ovate-oblong; sepals linear-oblong, about 15 in. long, margined with dark, stalked or stalkless glands; stamens in three bundles. Blossoms in June and July. Bot. Mag., t. 6563.

Native mainly of the northern Appenines, Maritime Alps and southern Alps; cultivated in 1640. It is related to H. empetrifolium, which has angled stems and fewer, usually three, leaves in a whorl, and petals which fall before the fruits are ripe. H. coris is a lime-loving plant and needs a sunny position, in well-drained soil.