This deciduous shrub to small tree has upright slender stems that form a open rounded habit. It has dark green leaves with lanced-shaped leaflets and the fragrant pale blue tube-shaped flowers appear in clusters during late summer.

Hardiness zones 8 to 11 

Vitex negundo is naturally found from Africa to India and China growing in woodlands on well-drained moderately fertile moist soils. It prefers a open sunny position and is drought tender but frost and pollution tolerant.  

This shrub is grown for its fragrant flowers and its bushy habit and is planted in small to medium size gardens along borders or as a specimen. It is also grown against walls and fences as a screen plant, establishing in 3 to 5 years. The plant is root hardy in cool climates and is suitable for coastal or mountain regions. ID 1719

Vitex (VI-teks) negundo (ne-GUN-do)

Verbenaceae (ver-be-NAY-see-ee)
Teaks, Verbenas