Colonial Blue chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus 'Colonial Blue'
USDA zones6 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 15 feet tall3 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Colonial Blue' chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus 'Colonial Blue') is a shrub for borders, specimens, hedges, and privacy screens. 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. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit. Blue flowers are fragrant and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Stonecrop, and Black Baccara rose.