Is Creeping St. John's Wort deer resistant?
Hypericum calycinum
About Creeping St. John's Wort
Big yellow flowers with prominent stamens on a low spreading mat. It runs at the root and will take a bed, which makes it excellent on a difficult bank and a mistake in a border.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Creeping St. John's Wort
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
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- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Creeping St. John's Wort grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Creeping St. John's Wort
- Is Creeping St. John's Wort deer resistant?
- Creeping St. John's Wort (Hypericum calycinum) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Creeping St. John's Wort grow in?
- Creeping St. John's Wort is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Creeping St. John's Wort grow in shade?
- Yes. Creeping St. John's Wort tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Creeping St. John's Wort get?
- Mature height is roughly 12–18 in. Growth rate is fast.