Re: move St. John's wort?

Ya hafta laugh.  I googled transplant Hypericum prolificum and found:
Transplant from container. (from U Conn)
which doesn't help if yours is in the ground.
And you can't inquire about St. Johns Wort + transplant because you get all these medical things. 

I tried H.p. culture, Hp moving.  Didn't find much.
So I tried some books - Hilliers, AHS, etc. Nothing much. It seems to me that, unless you can find something that specifically says it should be transplanted at a certain time (Hydrangeas in fall) or that it resents transplanting (tree peony), it's probably safe to move it with reasonable care and any opportune time. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:22 PM
Subject: [CHAT] move St. John's wort?
I have a shrub that is Hypericum prolificum or common name is shrubby St. John's Wort. I have had it for at least 6+ years in the same location. I am wanting to move it out away from the house some so that I can see it better from inside the house. It is so beautiful and I don't want to lose it. I have been waiting until it is fully dormant to move it. I did read that it blooms on new growth and should be pruned in the early spring, but I have never pruned it. I am thinking that if I move it now I can prune it a little to compensate for the loss of some of the roots. 
I wanted to ask any of you if you have any experience with this shrub?
Thank you for all your help all these years!
Tricia
zone 6b

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