Vitex trifolia 'Purpurea'
PURPLE COASTAL VITEX, PURPLE THREE LEAF CHASTE TREE
Lamiaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 10-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Flowers: blue or purple

Flowering Time: late summer to early autumn

Leaves: flushed bronze & purple; purple underneath
 
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Vitex trifolia 'Purpurea'
PURPLE COASTAL VITEX, PURPLE THREE LEAF CHASTE TREE
Lamiaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 10-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue or purple

Flowering Time: late summer to early autumn

Leaves: flushed bronze & purple; purple underneath


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental & coastal designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, formal hedge, border, shade tree

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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