Hypericum Calycinum is a low growing evergreen shrub often going by the name of the Rose of Sharon, a name used for varying plants in different parts of the world with very little reference to an actual rose. The name Sharon is taken from the Plain of Sharon in Israel and is referenced for the first time in English in the early 17th century in the King James Bible, however none of the plants with the name appear to have originated in the Levant let alone be mentioned as such in the Bible. Hypericum Calycinum grows profusely in the Strandja mountains along the Bulgarian and Turkish Black Sea coast as well as southwest Asia. As an evergreen, woody shrub it can provide perfect ground cover carpeting difficult, dry and shady areas of the garden. The dark green foliage contrasts superbly with the large star shaped golden yellow flowers that appear in succession throughout the summer and autumn.
Shady banks and around larger shrubs and trees are perfect sites for growing Hypericum Calycinum as once established it will quite easily colonise shady, dry and difficult areas and will tolerate most reasonable, well-drained soil growing to about 30cm. It can be trimmed back in spring to encourage new foliage and more extensive flowering.
As pot grown plants, Hypericum Calycinum can be planted out in these difficult areas any time of year and should establish easily if ground preparation is done well, as the roots will not be disturbed.
When it comes to planting distance, the choice is completely up to you, but as a guide we would suggest planting four plants per square metre. Six plants per square metre will provide a quicker and better coverage, and nine to twelve plants per square metre will provide you with a weed suppressing carpet extremely quickly.
These versatile plants need little maintenance once established, they may need an occasional trim back to keep them tidy which can be done with secateurs, shears or a hedge trimmer.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
