Re: move St. John's wort?

I couldn't find anything in my native plant books either..... since
propagation is by seed not roots....(although soft wood works too)

   
What would scare me about this is, it has been there for a long time,
natives usually have a long tap root that depends on it's survival. Of
course this is a shrub, not a wildflower, so......

   
  Donna
   
  

Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
  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" 

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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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