Taxon

Vitex agnus-castus

 
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Vitex agnus-castus - common chaste-tree, lilac chaste-tree
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Common name: common chaste-tree, lilac chaste-tree
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Distribution: s. Europe, n. Africa and Asia
IUCN Red list: Data deficient
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A shrub or sub-shrub growing to 10' high with a loose, open outline. Primarily grown for its floral display. Attractive pale violet flowers bloom in late summer exuding a pleasant fragrance. This shrub will die back to the ground in Ohio, but sprouts again the following spring.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AZ16 (AZ16) • Accession: D1994-0201.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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