Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Description | This beautiful garden tree shows large terminal clusters of fragrant lilac-colored blooms, backed by aromatic gray-green foliage. Has a naturally broad and spreading, open, multi-trunk display. Use in a shrub border, or train for use as a small tree to accent the landscape or patio. Deciduous. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Summer |
Mature Size | Quickly reaches 15 to 25 ft. tall and wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Growth Habit | Spreading |
Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Container, Hedge |
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Flower Color | Purple |
Foliage Color | Gray-green |
Companion Plants | Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Spirea (Spiraea); Rose (Rosa); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Weigela (Weigela) |
Care | Provide a site with loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Apply a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in early spring. Prune only as needed to shape. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9

Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 9
Good to grow!
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Buy Locally
This plant may be available in these stores:
Due to the seasonal nature of plants, availability at your local garden center is not guaranteed. Give them a call before visiting.
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Green Acres - Roseville 7300 Galilee Road
Roseville, California 95678 -
Lowe's 10201 Fairway Drive
Roseville, California 95678 -
Lowe's 51 Lincoln Blvd
Lincoln, California 95648
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.