Chaste tree, also known as vitex, is simple in ease of care but is far from being plain. The plant’s name finds its origin in a Roman book titled “Naturalis Historia.” ...

In these situations, locate lateral buds along the twig or branch. All leaves, whether simple or compound, will have a bud node at the place of petiole attachment to the twig.

How and When to a Plant Chaste Tree Plant chaste tree in spring after the danger of frost has passed. The plants are late to leaf out and start growing, but once they do they grow rapidly.

Q Can you tell me what this plant is? It is like a small tree and covered in purple blooms. The bees were going crazy. At ...

Chaste tree is one of very few large, woody shrubs from the Mediterranean region that thrive in Central Florida. A deciduous species up to 20 feet tall if left unpruned, chaste tree (Vitex agnus ...

Purple-leaf vitex, or Arabian lilac (V. trifolia purpurea), is a 10-foot shrub with clusters of small purple flowers summer and fall and distinctive dusty grayish-purple foliage.

Its leaves are spicy-fragrant, and compound, with 5 (sometimes 7) prominent leaflets, giving the foliage something of a marijuana “look.” ...

I didn't know they grew that large. Help. A: The plant in question is a vitex, commonly called chaste tree. It is a lovely small tree and is often used as a substitute for crape myrtles.