Hypericum perforatum

Photo: Hypericum perforatum 24.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 24.

Infused St. John's wort oils. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2005-08-03.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 25.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 25.

Infused oil of St. John's wort. If you look through the oil towards the sun, you can see through it.
In this very dry summer, one oil didn't turn red at all -- until I crushed the herb in a blender. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2010-08-16.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 26.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 26.

Infused oil of St. John's wort. If you look through the oil towards the sun, you can see through it.
In this very dry summer, one oil didn't turn red at all -- until I crushed the herb in a blender. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2010-08-16.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 27.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 27.

Infused oil of St. John's wort. If you look through the oil so that the sun shines onto it, it's opaque -- you can't see through it.
In this very dry summer, one oil didn't turn red at all -- until I crushed the herb in a blender. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2010-08-16.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 28.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 28.

Infused oils of St. John's wort from above.
In this very dry summer, one oil didn't turn red at all -- until I crushed the herb in a blender. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2010-08-16.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 29.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 29.

Infused oil of St. John's wort. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2010-08-16.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 30.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 30.

The colorless St. John's wort oil from photos #25-28, with the herb crushed and the lot set out into the sun. It turned red immediately. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2010-08-16.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 31.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 31.

Flowering tops. Jussarö, Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2011-07-09.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 32.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 32.

Flowers. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2012-07-05.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 33.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 33.

Leaf with lighter spots ("pinpricks") and darker spots (oils). Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2012-07-05.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 34.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 34.

Leaf and flowerbuds. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2012-07-05.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 35.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 35.

Flowerbuds. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2012-07-05.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 36.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 36.

Processed: infusing in oil. Sandnäsudd, Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2012-07-12.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 37.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 37.

Processed: Infusing in oil. Sandnäsudd, Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2012-07-12.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 38.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 38.

Processed: infusing in oil. Sandnäsudd, Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2012-07-12.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 39.
Photo: Hypericum perforatum 39.

Processed: infusing in oil. Sandnäsudd, Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2012-07-12.

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