Hypericum forrestii Forrest's Tutsan

A semi-evergreen, shrubby St John's-wort, native to China and Mayanmar and cultivated widely in Britain. It has a strong and distinctive, citrus-like, aromatic smell which is released from the tranlucent glands on its leaves, which contain fregrant volatile chemicals such as pinene and caryophyllene. It has narrowly-oval leaves which turn orange in autumn and it produces bright yellow, showy flowers. Although thnly scattered as a naturalised species in Britain, it is becomeing more common in many areas as a garden escape, sometimes found well away from gardens and parks. It is occasional in West Glamorgan but has been recorded with increasing frequency in recent years in urban waste places and also along forest roads in conifer plantations.

Neophyte