The show-stopping chaste tree just might be the right lilac alternative for your outdoor space. Read more: 25 Flower Bed Ideas That Will Bring Your Outdoor Space To Life.

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 ...

Chaste trees produce showy, 5-to-7-inch spikes of small, lavender-blue flowers from late May through June in Louisiana with a second flush of flowers in July or early August. Other colors are ...

Chaste trees produce showy, 5-to-7-inch spikes of small, lavender-blue flowers from late May through June in Louisiana with a second flush of flowers in July or early August. Other colors are ...

Just because you have limited space doesn't mean you can't have a majestic tree—consider one of these dwarf tree varieties.

With a name like chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), you would expect an understated tree that likes to blend in. But it’s a teaser. In our growing zone, chaste tree is actually a shrub that often ...

The chaste tree is deciduous which means it loses its leaves and goes dormant during the winter. Some pruning will be needed each year to reshape this shrub and remove twiggy growths.

The scientific name Vitex agnus castus comes from the Greek agnus castus, meaning "chaste", the now common name for the Chaste Tree and one that suggests this plant’s interesting historical use.