Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper, Hemp Tree
(Vitex agnus-castus)
This photograph was taken in Huntington Botanical Garden
east of Los Angeles, California, in June, 2002.
Vitex agnus-castus is easily grown from seed offered
in retail packets from GreenDealer Exotic Seeds.
Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper, Hemp Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus is a tree or shrub growing to 10 ft. This
native of southern Europe is hardy as far north as zone 6. Severe
weather will usually kill the foliage but new shoots will appear
the following spring and will flower the same season. Leaves are
dark green, deeply devided and gray and fuzzy underneath. Fragrant
flowers are on dense spikes 7 inches long and can be blue, white
or lavender-pink.
Winter hardy in zones 6-8
© 1999 Michael King
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