2021年12月2日 · A vitex chaste tree (scientific name Vitex agnus-castus)—also called the chasteberry, monk’s pepper, or Texas lilac—is a hardy, fast-growing flowering shrub that produces palm-like leaves and bloom spikes of light purple, white, or blue flowers in mid-summer. In home landscaping, it’s popular to prune vitex as a dense shrub or as a ...

2020年12月9日 · Vitex tree (also named chaste tree) is a large type of shrub or small tree with attractive spikes of lavender-colored flowers that bloom in summer. Vitex shrubs and trees are commonly called the chaste tree, chasteberry, monk’s pepper, or simply vitex.

2024年1月26日 · Types of Chaste Trees . Chaste trees are available in several cultivars. Selections have a range of colors and sizes, depending on your preferences. Here are a few varieties to know:

2025年1月20日 · Vitex chaste trees are beautiful and virtually carefree summer-blooming shrubby trees that attract a wide variety of pollinators. It’s a fast grower that produces dense, upright panicles of flowers, up to 12 inches long, from late spring to fall.

2022年12月8日 · Vitex bushes and trees are sometimes referred to as the chaste tree, chasteberry, monk’s pepper, or simply vitex. Vitex trees grow as towering blooming shrubs in warm, bright areas. In colder climates, chaste trees develop into tiny perennial shrubs.

2023年9月9日 · Types of Chaste Tree There are many different cultivates of chaste tree that you may consider: Abbeville Blue: This small tree or shrub is renowned for its deep blue panicle flowers, which burst into bloom early in the spring.

2022年4月14日 · Chaste Trees are magnificent, long-blooming and incredibly elegant ornamentals! You won’t go wrong with the outstanding selection of Chaste Trees available from Nature Hills Nursery! These powerhouse plants deliver bountiful, fragrant blooms all summer long in a striking range of blue-violet colors.

Chaste trees produce showy, 5-to-7-inch spikes of small, lavender-blue flowers from late May through June in Louisiana with a second flush of flowers in July or early August. Other colors are available. There are cultivars with white flowers like Alba and Silver Spire, and Rosea and Galactic Pink have pink flowers.

2024年9月23日 · Several cultivars of chaste tree are available, offering a range of bloom colors and sizes. Some popular cultivars include: ‘Abbeville Blue’: Grows 6 feet tall with deep blue flowers on 12- to 18-inch spikes. ‘Alba’: Produces white flowers and grows up to 15 feet tall.

Over 200 species of Vitex range around the world. Besides the use of a few species as garden ornamentals, some are used as spices, basketry materials, and timber. The chaste tree is native to southern Europe. Leaves are dissected into five segments and are gray below. Small flowers are held in dense spikes at branch tips.