Plants That Start with "V"

A brightly variegated cousin of the chaste tree, grown for foliage as much as flower. Vitex trifolia, sometimes called the three-leaf chaste tree or Arabian lilac, is a warm-climate shrub of the mint family, native along tropical and subtropical coasts from eastern Africa through southern Asia to Australia and the Pacific. The species name trifolia points to the leaves, usually held in threes, and the selection 'Variegata' edges each gray-green leaflet in creamy white for a cool, luminous effect.

Hardiness

Zones 8–10

Light

Full Sun / Part Shade

Height

6–12 ft.

Spread

5–8 ft.

Bloom

Purple

Plant type

Shrub

Traditional use

pain relief, respiratory support

The muscadine is the South's own grape, and 'Triumph' is one of the finest for the home garden. Vitis rotundifolia is a vigorous native vine of the southeastern United States, the first North American grape brought into cultivation, long grown for thick-skinned, intensely flavored fruit and the honeyed wines of Scuppernong fame. 'Triumph', a bronze-fruited selection, carries that heritage forward with unusual quality and ease.

Hardiness

Zones 7–9

Light

Full Sun

Height

12–20 ft.

Spread

8–12 ft.

Bloom

Green

Plant type

Vine