RECORDS

ST. JOHN'S WORT

Hypericum perforatum

 

CLASSIFICATION—
Flowering Perennial

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Upright stems branching toward full sun

Yellow star-shaped flowers marked with dark dots
Leaves small and oval, appearing perforated when held to light
Stalks slender and firm

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SEASON—

Flowering at midsummer
Full bloom near St. John’s Day
Gathered during the longest days of the year

 

ARCHIVE—

Hildegard of Bingen — Physica, 12th century

​“Its warmth holds the power of the sun,
  and it drives away the darkness of the mind.”

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John Gerard — The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes (1597)

"The leaves and flowers are a most precious remedy for deep wounds and those made with thrusts of swords."

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Folklore —

"Where St. John's Wort grows, the devil may not stay."

 

CORRESPONDENCES—

Sun

Fire

High summer

 

NAMES—

St. John’s Wort

Goatweed

Klamath Weed

Perforate Wort

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