Chaste tree, also commonly called chasteberry, vitex, or lilac chastetree, is a shrub or small tree that bears clusters of purple flowers in the summer. This plant prefers warm temperatures and ...

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Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers ... N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP) Old garden roses, the original heirloom varieties that haven’t been ...

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.

The chaste tree makes a spectacular lawn specimen, or several can be planted in a row along a driveway or property line. It is also effective as a background plant in a mixed sunny border garden.

The chaste tree (Vitex agnus castus), besides being simply magnificent in bloom this time of year, is incredibly drought tolerant, requiring absolutely no water.

Otherwise known as "monk’s pepper", chaste tree produce was traditionally used by monks from 23-79 AD to sedate sexual passion, and in fact by many Greeks for the same purpose.

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.