posted 12 years ago
It's not Hypericum perforatum, which is the useful herbal St. John's Wort. Hypericum perforatum has long oval leaves and the flowers have tiny black dots on the margins. The flowers are also bright yellow.
There are numerous other garden plants sold as St. John's Wort, usually a Hypericum species, but I don't think that's anything Hypericum sp. That marking on the flowers in a distinct ring around the stamens is very striking. I don't have anything in my guides that matches it -- which doesn't mean much since my guides only cover this area.