St. John's wort - there are many different types and yet they all have a lot in common when it comes to the flowers. The flowers are extremely showy. Do you know her? Here's how they look in detail and what you can do with them!
St. John's wort shows its golden yellow flowers from June
Golden-yellow shells that stand together in cymes
The flowers are present in cymes from June to August. They have the following characteristics:
- hermaphrodite
- terminal
- radial symmetric
- fivefold
- double perianth
- wide open
- Petals: 5 pieces, black dots on the edge, rounded, free-standing
- up to 100 stamens
- colored golden yellow
Harvest and use
The flowers contain a dark red pigment. Therefore, they were used for dyeing in the past. But you can not only harvest the flowers for coloring. They can be used to make tinctures, oils, ointments, and tea.
tips
After flowering, you can collect the egg-shaped capsule fruits with the seeds and use them to propagate.