Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Vitex negundo var. heterophylla
Family: (Lamiaceae)
Hardy shrub to 10′. East Asia. Cut-Leaf Chaste Tree. This choice shrub has a loosely branched, open airy habit with palmately compound, finely dissected, greyish green foliage. Small, 5 lobed, lavender, fragrant flowers in terminal panicles appear in July and August. Creates a good architectural backdrop for the dry, sunny border. Well-drained soil. Sun. PC- 4 weeks, 3 & T1