Hypericum forrestii

Hypericum forrestii
	Foliage of Hypericum forrestii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Species:	H. forrestii
Binomial name
	Hypericum forrestii; (Chitt.) N.Robson

Hypericum forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae, native to Yunna Province in China, and north east Burma. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) broad, with oval leaves which turn red in autumn, and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent stamens in late summer.^[1]^[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3] It was named in honour of George Forrest (1873-1932) who discovered it.

References

^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
^ http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hypericum+forrestii
^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3132

[RHSAZ-1] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.

[2] ttp://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hypericum+forrestii

[3] ttp://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3132

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