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The Passenger
In its own pot, 5 Oct 2026

The Passenger

Hypericum androsaemum (likely)

A small multi-stemmed shrub that came free with the tall holly. The leaf check points to tutsan, a shrubby St John’s wort: thin reddish stems and almost stalkless oval leaves in pairs, net-veined and pale underneath. Yellow flowers and red-then-black berries next summer would confirm it.

Its own pot sits sheltered inside the tall holly’s pot, so it has moved out and stayed put.

Common name
Tutsan (likely)
Section
Trees & shrubs
Spot
Patio (its pot tucked into the tall holly's pot)
Soil
Compost mix
Options
Patio pot · Plant out

Patio pot

A small flowering and berrying shrub for a pot.

From
A stowaway in the tall holly's pot (a local nursery, old stock), Oct 2026
Age
About 1–2 years (best guess)
Next repot
Around Apr 2027
Edible
❌ No: the berries would upset a stomach.
Hardy
✅ Fully
Garden-centre price
about £5 (estimate)
Did you know?

The name comes from the French toute-saine, “all healthy”. The leaves were once pressed onto wounds, and dried ones, which smell sweet, were kept as bookmarks in Bibles.

RHS guide

Care & updates

Next root check
Apr 2027
What to expect
Should sit quietly over winter, keeping some of its leaves, and push new shoots in spring. Small yellow flowers in summer, then berries that turn from red to black.
  1. Potted up

    Found growing in the tall holly's pot during its root check. Lifted out with its roots intact and potted on its own.

    Lifted out, roots intact
    Lifted out, roots intact
  2. Observation

    Leaf check: almost stalkless oval leaves in opposite pairs, net-veined underneath, on reddish stems. Listed as likely tutsan. One leaf is browning at the tip with a few rusty specks beneath; tutsan is prone to rust, so worth watching.

    Leaves from above
    Leaves from above
    The net-veined underside
    The net-veined underside
Root records (1)
  • Root ballView larger, with details
    Healthy

    Mix: Compost mix

    A small clump with a handful of long, orange-brown roots, lifted cleanly from the holly's compost.

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