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 ...

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 ...

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 scientific name Vitex agnus castus comes from the Greek agnus castus, meaning "chaste", the now common name for the Chaste Tree and one that suggests this plant’s interesting historical use.

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 is deciduous which means it loses its leaves and goes dormant during the winter. Some pruning will be needed each year to reshape this shrub and remove twiggy growths.

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