Hypericum kalmianum David Geiger the long branches pinned flat

the long branches pinned flat into a living tracery of changeable leaves

sweetly scented of vanilla and almond

is the Chinese holly

The name points to the source

then turned that same restless curatorial instinct on camellias late in life

Hypericum kalmianum David Geiger the long branches pinned flatHypericum kalmianum is the tidy, cold hardy member of the clan, a compact rounded shrub barely knee high, densely branched, with narrow bluish green leaves set in pairs along curiously four angled stems. From July into September the plant disappears under bright golden flowers, each a shallow cup filled with a full boss of stamens, the bloom arriving in the heat of summer when the color is most welcome. The name honors Pehr Kalm, the Finnish Swedish