Plant in full sun to part shade. Drought tolerant and frost hardy to at least 24 degrees. A great little plant for a container, a tight spot or in the rock garden.

Hypericum aegypticum comes from the cliffs and rocks near the Mediterranean Sea - in North African it can be found in Algeria, Libya and Morocco and in Southeastern Europe in Greece (Crete, Ionian Islands and Peloponnese), Italy (Sardinia and Sicily) and Malta The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'hyper' mening "above" and 'eikon', meaning "icon" or "image". In ancient times, the yellow flowers of some species were placed above images to ward off evil spirits, and according to legend, Satan pierced the leaves in revenge. The specific epithet means from Egypt, though this plant seems to be more widespread than this.

We received cuttings of this plant in 2008 from plantsmen John Bleck, who had had this plant growing in his Goleta yard for many years. His plant, in a foundation planting, was 24 inches tall by about 12 inches wide. We grew it continuously until shutting down our nursery in 2025. 

The information displayed on this page about Hypericum aegypticum is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.