Hypericum androsaemum
hypericum berries
Glossy coral berries on a woody stem, and no flower at all — this is the plant after it has finished. Good in an arrangement about a thing that is done rather than a thing beginning.
Native toEurope, North Africa and western Asia
In seasonYear-round
Vase life10 – 18 days
Pairs withRed gerbera · Eucalyptus · Cream chrysanthemum
Elsewhere
The genus is St John’s wort, gathered at midsummer across Europe and hung in doorways as protection long before it was a florist’s stem or a herbal remedy.