Smoothbark St. John's-wort

Listed as Endangered in Florida.  Please follow all State requirements for growing and transporting this species.



Best used as a shoreline plant in the Sand Hill Lakes region of Bay and Washington counties. Treat as a thin, lacy background plant with shiny bark.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.

Sandhill upland lake margins, sinks. Alsays open. Always sandy. Tolerant of dramatic water fluctuations.

• Interesting bark
• Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees.