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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Vitex agnus-castus L.
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Chaste Tree
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Lamiaceae
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4-6
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deciduous shrub/small tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Rounded to spreading large shrub or small tree. Fast growing.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun. Prefers moist, well-drained soils. Heat tolerant.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen or shrub border.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
No serious insect or disease problems. Can be controlled by pruning to the ground
in late winter, as it blooms on new growth. May winter-kill on colder areas.
NATIVE RANGE:
Southern Europe through Asia
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 6-8
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
var. latifolia-more cold hardy.
V. negundo and V. rotundifolia are also used in
the landscape.
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