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Vitex negundo |
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| Common name |
chastetree |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z6-10) |
| Flowers |
blue (summer) |
| Size |
see comments |
| Light |
sun-shade |
| Cultural notes |
not fussy, drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
In my experience, this germinates at room temperature after one month cold treatment.
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | mid-October |
In our garden, this has so far been a die-back shrub - in mid-spring, foliage will re-emerge from low on the woody stems, but the top parts of the stems don't make it through winter. That means that, even though sources say it gets 10-20 ft tall, for us it doesn't grow much bigger than 5 ft. Botanists haven't decided whether this belongs in lamiaceae or verbenaceae. The foliage, which bears some resemblance to marijuana, is good for a double-take by those who are attuned to such things. I thought this was Vitex agnus-castus, until a seed trader pointed out that the serrated leaf margins are typical of V. negundo.
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| This is a good example of how close-up photos show details usually missed during casual inspection - the flower clusters look blue, but the individual flowers have more intricate coloring
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back yard island, berm, vegetable garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
Some helpful links to other websites | Floridata | nice info-filled page about the related species Vitex agnus-castus, with several photos |
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Sheila Wolfe | Mar 06, 2005 | I am trying to locate seeds for Vitex Negundo to grow in the Texas Hill Country. Do you sell them, or could you plese recommend a source?
Thank you SW
Hi Sheila, I do have them on my trade list. Take a look at this page if you don't have a trade to make. |
| HAROLD DURHAM | Mar 29, 2005 | I GROW VITEX NEGUNDO FOR A HONEY BEE FORAGE PLANT,AND HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SEEDS. I ALSO GROW OTHER HERBS ,SHRUBS AND SHRUBS FOR THE SAME REASON: I WOULDBE HAPPYTO SHARE ANY SEEDS OR PLANTS WHICH ARE PERMISSABLE TO SHIP. |
| Dr.S.K.Agarwalla | May 17, 2005 | I am using leaves, roots and seeds of this plant in my clinical practice for various ailments like pain abdomen, dysmenorrhea,pharyngitis, artheritis with very impressive results at times.I am willing to share my clinical experiences with all who are interested .
indherb20@hotmail.com |
| Farhad | May 22, 2005 | Your works has been Excellent/Outstanding/Incredible ( especially resoluation)!!! |
| Ramarao | Feb 24, 2006 | May I know about the species of Vitex with purple colored leaves, instead of green, growing in Kerela region, India.
I'm not familiar with it - sounds nice, though. |
- Seed from '01 trade. Sowed to pot outside in September '01, yielded 2 seedlings in May '02
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F(4w) - 70F (40%G, 8-16d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 35F (31d) - 70F (40%G, 3-20d)
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