Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Flowers on wood grown the same season, so a hard late-winter cut costs you nothing at all.
Light Full sun, six hours of direct light or more.
Water Drought-tolerant once established; watering is rarely called for.
Height 3.5 m
Spread 9 ft 10 in
Spacing 300 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 9 ft 10 in
- In-row spacing
- 9 ft 10 in
- Between rows
- 12 ft 4 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun, six hours of direct light or more.
- Watering
- Drought-tolerant once established; watering is rarely called for.
- Feeding
- A light spring feed early on, then almost never again.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Cut hard back in late winter — the flowers come on new wood.
Through the year
- Apr–Jun Bud Break
- Jun–Sep Flowering
- Sep–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Apr Leaf Fall
Companions
Lavender, Russian Sage, Salvia, Butterfly Bush
Pests & problems
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