Chasetree (Vitex agnus-castus L.) will add long-lasting color and pollinator appeal to your landscape. A fast-growing flowering shrub or small tree, it's known for striking spikes of bluish-purple blooms from late spring through fall. Its fragrant gray-green foliage has a pleasant sage-like scent, while the nectar-rich flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Small birds also enjoy the plant's seeds.
Chastetree thrives in full sun to partial shade and develops an attractive vase-shaped form, reaching 10 to 15 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide at maturity. Deciduous in colder weather, it may lose its leaves after frost but quickly rebounds with vigorous new growth. Once established, this hardy plant is highly drought tolerant, moderately salt tolerant, and performs best in well-drained soils on the drier side. A beautiful, low-maintenance landscape specimen that provides months of blooms while supporting pollinators and wildlife.
- Flowering shrub or tree
- Non-native to Florida
- Mature Size: 10-15 ft. tall x 15-20 ft. wide
- Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Low once established
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Wildlife Value: Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and songbirds
- Soil Preference: Well-drained, slightly dry soils
- Cold Hardy: Zones 7b-11
- Deciduous: May lose leaves after frost and returns quickly in spring
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