Pollinator plant

Common St. John's Wort

Hypericum perforatum

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Common names

75 names · 39 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Common St. John's Wort[1][2]
  • Common St. John's-wort[3]
  • Common St. Johnswort
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Other languages (38)
Dutch
French
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Afrikaans
  • Johanneskruid[2]
Asturian
Basque
  • milazulo[2]
  • santio belarra[2]
Belarusian
  • Святаяннік прадзіраўлены[2]
Bulgarian
  • Жълт кантарион[2]
Catalan
  • Herba de Sant Joan[2]
  • pericó[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 圣约翰草[2]
  • 贯叶连翘[2]
  • 贯叶金丝桃[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 聖約翰草[2]
  • 貫葉連翹[2]
  • 貫葉金絲桃[2]
Croatian
  • Bogorodična trava[2]
  • Kantarion[2]
  • Rupičasta pljuskavica[2]
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  • Trava svetog Ivana[2]
Czech
  • třezalka tečkovaná[2]
Danish
  • Prikbladet perikon[2]
Estonian
  • liht-naistepuna[2]
Finnish
  • mäkikuisma[2]
German
Greek
  • Βάλσαμο[2]
Hebrew
  • פרע מנוקב[2]
Hungarian
  • közönséges orbáncfű[2]
Irish
  • Lus na Maighdine Muire[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウオトギリ[2]
Korean
  • 서양고추나물[2]
Latvian
  • Divšķautņu asinszāle[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji jonažolė[2]
Navajo
  • Biłhaazhch’ih[2]
Norwegian
  • prikkperikum[2]
Polish
  • Dziurawiec zwyczajny[2]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Sunătoare[2]
Russian
  • Зверобой продырявленный[2]
Serbian
  • Кантарион[2]
Slovak
  • ľubovník bodkovaný[2]
Slovenian
  • Šentjanževka[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Äkta johannesört[2]
Turkish
  • Binbirdelik Otu[2]
  • Sarı kantaron[2]
Ukrainian
  • Звіробій звичайний[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Hypericum perforatum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Echtes Johanniskraut — results[1].names[16]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Tüpfel-Hartheu — results[1].names[42]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Tüpfel-Johanniskraut — results[1].names[44]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Common St. John's Wort — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Gammock — results[1].names[51]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • goatsbeard — results[1].names[52]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Herb-John — results[1].names[53]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Klamath weed — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Penny-John — results[1].names[54]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • perforate St John's-wort — results[1].names[13]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Rosin-Rose — results[1].names[55]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Saint John's wort — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • St. John's Grass — results[1].names[56]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • St. John's wort — results[1].names[22]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Tipton Weed — results[1].names[57]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Touch-And-Heal — results[1].names[58]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Hierba de San Juan — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • herbe aux cent trous — results[1].names[43]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Herbe de la Saint-Jean — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Millepertuis commun — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Millepertuis officinal — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Millepertuis perforé — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Erba di San Giovanni comune — results[1].names[27]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Iperico perforato — results[1].names[26]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Sint-Janskruid — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Erva-de-são-joão — results[1].names[29]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Hipericão — results[1].names[30]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Hipericão-de-S.João — results[1].names[37]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
[2] Hypericum perforatum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Echtes Johanniskraut — results[23].names[16]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Tüpfel-Hartheu — results[23].names[42]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Tüpfel-Johanniskraut — results[23].names[44]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Common St. John's Wort — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Gammock — results[23].names[51]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • goatsbeard — results[23].names[52]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Herb-John — results[23].names[53]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Klamath weed — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Penny-John — results[23].names[54]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • perforate St John's-wort — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Rosin-Rose — results[23].names[55]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Saint John's wort — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • St. John's Grass — results[23].names[56]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • St. John's wort — results[23].names[22]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Tipton Weed — results[23].names[57]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Touch-And-Heal — results[23].names[58]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Hierba de San Juan — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • herbe aux cent trous — results[23].names[43]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Herbe de la Saint-Jean — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Millepertuis commun — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Millepertuis officinal — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Millepertuis perforé — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Erba di San Giovanni comune — results[23].names[27]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Iperico perforato — results[23].names[26]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Sint-Janskruid — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Erva-de-são-joão — results[23].names[29]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Hipericão — results[23].names[30]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Hipericão-de-S.João — results[23].names[37]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Prikbladet perikon — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • mäkikuisma — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • pericó — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Зверобой продырявленный — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Dziurawiec zwyczajny — results[23].names[17]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • třezalka tečkovaná — results[23].names[18]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Äkta johannesört — results[23].names[19]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • liht-naistepuna — results[23].names[20]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • セイヨウオトギリ — results[23].names[21]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • prikkperikum — results[23].names[23]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Жълт кантарион — results[23].names[24]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Pericon — results[23].names[25]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Paprastoji jonažolė — results[23].names[28]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 貫葉連翹 — results[23].names[31]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 貫葉金絲桃 — results[23].names[32]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 贯叶连翘 — results[23].names[33]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 贯叶金丝桃 — results[23].names[34]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 圣约翰草 — results[23].names[35]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 聖約翰草 — results[23].names[36]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Kantarion — results[23].names[38]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Rupičasta pljuskavica — results[23].names[39]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Bogorodična trava — results[23].names[40]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Trava svetog Ivana — results[23].names[41]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Βάλσαμο — results[23].names[45]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Кантарион — results[23].names[46]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Звіробій звичайний — results[23].names[47]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • 서양고추나물 — results[23].names[48]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Святаяннік прадзіраўлены — results[23].names[49]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Johanneskruid — results[23].names[50]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Biłhaazhch’ih — results[23].names[59]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Šentjanževka — results[23].names[60]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Sarı kantaron — results[23].names[61]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • közönséges orbáncfű — results[23].names[62]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Divšķautņu asinszāle — results[23].names[63]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Sunătoare — results[23].names[64]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • ľubovník bodkovaný — results[23].names[65]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Lus na Maighdine Muire — results[23].names[66]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • פרע מנוקב — results[23].names[67]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • santio belarra — results[23].names[68]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • milazulo — results[23].names[69]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Herba de Sant Joan — results[23].names[70]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Binbirdelik Otu — results[23].names[71]; taxon id 56077; Hypericum perforatum.
[3] Hypericum perforatum — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Common St. John's-wort — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Goatweed — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Hypericum perforatum.
  • Klamath Weed — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Hypericum perforatum.
  • St. Johns Wort — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Hypericum perforatum.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • perforate St John’s wort — Page 3, column 2, row top 457 pt; common-name cell after Hypericum perforatum.; Hypericum perforatum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Hypericum perforatum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Hypericaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
0.3–0.91 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.23–0.61 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Dense; Mounding; Multi-stemmed; Spreading

NC State Extension profile.

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Life cycle
Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

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Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe, North Africa, Western Asia

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Hypericum perforatum in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hypericum perforatum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 414879; ID 3NPZ3; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 414879; ID 3NPZ3; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Hypericum perforatum — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonNative rangeReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Hypericum perforatum (top 457 pt)

    Source checked on .