Vitex sp.
Chaste Tree
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 7–9
- Mature size
- Height 6–12 feet · Spread 6–10 feet
This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.
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This Vitex is a deciduous shrub or small tree with terminal spikes of blue flowers similar to Vitex negundo. It is something of a mystery. We propagated it from a plant at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA and had it labeled as Vitex cannabinifolia which is usually considered a variety of Vitex negundo. Cannabinifolia suggests that the leaves look like Cannabis which is true of some other Vitex but not this one. This plant has three, not five rather broad leaflets somewhat toothed on the margins making it's foliage looks much more like Poison Ivy (Rhus radicans) than like Marijuana. As with other Vitex, plant in a sunny site with good drainage.