chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Violet / blue
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, specimens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Violet blue flowers open in summer and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It grows fast, so give it room to reach its full size. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Mexican hat, and Stonecrop.
Native range
Mediterranean and Asia.