chaste tree
Vitex negundo
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry or moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall3 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Open
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Lilac / lavender
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Chaste tree (Vitex negundo) is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to wet, sandy or loamy soil. It grows fast and has an open habit, reaching 3 to 10 feet tall. Lilac to lavender flowers open from early to late summer and have a fragrance. Butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Boxwood, Fountain grass, and Red spider lily.
Native range
Asia and scattered other.