Lilac Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Deciduous-Trees
Vitex is an exceptional small flowering tree that produces fragrant, purple Summer blooms and tolerates drought and poor soils.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
Vitex agnus-castus Photo Gallery
Vitex agnus-castus Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Vitex agnus-castus |
| Common Name: | lilac chaste tree |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | small tree, specimen, highway medians |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | small tree |
| Height: | 8 - 20 feet tall |
| Foliage: | opposite, deciduous, and palmately compound with 5 to 9 leaflets leaflets may have small lobes |
| Flower: | fragrant, lilac or pale violet, foot-long panicles spectacular when in flower |
| Bloom Period: | early to mid-Summer |
| Fruit: | small drupe |
| Bark: | grayish and blocky on older plants |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | full sun to part shade |
| Water: | drought-tolerant |
| Soil: | tolerates poor soil conditions |
| USDA Zone: | zones 6 - 9 |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | potentially invasive non-native |
| Wildlife: | attracts butterflies |
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