Flowering TreesVitex (Chaste Tree)
Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex (Chaste Tree) (Vitex agnus-castus) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 8-10 ft × 5-8 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8-10 ft × 5-8 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Silver, Green
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Pests, Salt
- Watch out for
- Weedy
- Native to
- Mediterranean, Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Vitex (Chaste Tree) is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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