Vitex, or chaste tree Lavender-blue is a welcome color in the landscape. Most of the summer-flowering trees and shrubs, such as crape myrtles, oleanders and altheas, tend to have flowers in shades of ...

I never knew a purple vitex, sometimes called chaste tree, could bring so many butterflies and bees to a yard. Glenn Baum, tree and shrubs expert at Mcdonald Garden Center in Hampton, promised me it ...

Some people call is a chaste tree; others know it as vitex. Whatever you call it, this gorgeous tree is blooming all across the state at this time of year. Vitex produces small lavender-blue flowers, ...

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 flowers, ...

Purple is popping out all over Houston. The vitex tree is having its moment. Vitex agnus-castus has many common names, including chaste tree, Texas lilac, lavender tree — even hemp tree for the ...

Q: How large will vitex trees grow? Our HOA just planted them in the parkways alongside our streets, and they don’t seem like a good choice there. A: Regular vitex (lilac chaste tree) grows to 15 or ...

It’s also touted as protection against insect bites and certain types of cancer and claimed to offer a variety of other health effects. However, not all benefits are backed by science. Here are the ...

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word chaste as without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained. Chaste tree, also known as vitex, is simple in ease of care but is far from being ...