Does anyoe have any of these seeds to trade?

This hypericum froze down because your climate is too cold, Otherwise it would keep all of the top. Of the ones with woody stems and showy flowers only H. calycinum is routinely cut back in spring even in climates where the top does not freeze back, the leaves having often been damaged enough to make removal desirable. >We informed them that they would have to wait till new growth crowded out last years growth which would result in viewing a shrub with a brown green appearance till old growth fell or rotted off. This could cause disease or insect infestationThat is false. Spoiled tops should be cut before new growth much advanced. Presence of old damaged tops would not be likely to be unhealthy, just ugly.

This is the second year for my hypericum moseramum/St. John's Wort. Last year, I thought it looked terrible with all the rust. So far this year, it looks great, but is only about a foot tall so far. Will have to see.

Ken - Carl is in Southern New England, so he has similar soil to mine I would imagine, though much less extreme winters. He used to have zone and location information prior to the changeover. Carl, if you want to add the zone info again, here's how: Go to Your Houzz in upper right of every page, click Edit Profile, and on the left side click advanced settings. Well down the advanced settings page is a blank labeled Climate Zone for Garden Forums. You can also add location info. Then return to the top of the page and click Done Editing. My Hypericum does die to the ground in winter, but returns well each year. Here's mine last summer in year 2, just starting to flower and gaining size. This summer it was taller and fuller, but I didn't get photos. A couple of things I like about Hypericum are that doesn't seem to be favored by voles and the foliage stays remarkably clean and healthy regardless of the weather.