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VITEX agnus-castus 'Latifolia'
Chaste Tree

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:: Verbenaceae :: VITEX :: agnus-castus :: 'Latifolia'
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Main asset

A generous blossoming in big blue spikes at the end of the summer, liked by bees.

Remarks

Easy to prune after frosts. Perfect shrub for summer sales.

Deciduous shrub producing strong blue flowers (darker than those of the species) from august until september. Tubular flowers forming fragrant panicles and attractive grey green leaves with 5 to 7 lobes. Good resistance to winter cold on drained soil, but quite sensitive to late spring frosts.

  • Uses: mixed-hedge, specimen, shrub bed

Global caracteristics:

  • Type of foliage: deciduous
  • Habit: schrubby
  • Height: 2 - 3 m x 2 - 3 m (8 ft x 8 ft)
  • Growth: medium
  • Flowering period: august, september

Shape and colours:

  • Foliage shape: digitate
  • Foliage colour: green
  • Foliage colour in autumn: yellow
  • Flowers shape: labiate, forming spikes
  • Flowers colour: blue

Plantation:

  • Soil type: any
  • Exposure: sun
  • Hardiness: - 20 °C (-4 °F - USDA zone 6b)