Chaste tree (Vitex angus-cestus), also called chasteberry, with its striking lavender-blue flowers which appear on spikes in the fall, is the perfect heat-loving, drought-tolerant addition to an open ...

If you've admired the stunning display of purple flowers in the landscape in recent weeks, you've witnessed one of Louisiana's finest blooming small trees or large shrubs: the vitex, also known as the ...

Some people call is a chaste tree; others know it as vitex. Whatever you call it, this gorgeous tree is blooming all across the state at this time of year. Vitex produces small lavender-blue flowers, ...

A guide to five flowering trees to prune in early spring, as you sacrifice flowers and growth if they are trimmed any later, plus expert pruning advice.

Vitex chaste trees are beautiful and virtually carefree summer-blooming shrubby trees that attract a wide variety of pollinators. It’s a fast grower that produces dense, upright panicles of flowers, ...

Q: I planted a 6-foot chaste tree in the spring in my garden area. The tree had some blooms on it at the time. It has prospered, sending off new branches and leaves. It is loaded with berries, but the ...

* What it is: Just about everyone short of discerning horticulturists thinks the chaste tree is a butterfly bush when they see one blooming this time of year. It’s easy to understand because chaste ...

Q: Can you tell me what this plant is? It is like a small tree and covered in purple blooms. The bees were going crazy. At first I thought it was a unique crape myrtle, but when I looked closer, that ...

Q: I recently lost a lilac bush, any recommendations for a replacement that might be more suitable to this area? C.C., Tulsa A: There are probably many choices available to replace your lilac, but one ...

Chaste tree is one of very few large, woody shrubs from the Mediterranean region that thrive in Central Florida. A deciduous species up to 20 feet tall if left unpruned, chaste tree (Vitex ...

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word chaste as without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained. Chaste tree, also known as vitex, is simple in ease of care but is far from being ...