The use of water-wise or drought-resistant plants is part of the developing concept of sustainable landscapes. View full sizeAt 12 inches, the flower spikes of Shoal Creek vitex are noticeably longer ...

And there she was. As my wife and I rounded the corner heading toward our son’s house in McKinney to pick up two of our grandsons this past Sunday afternoon, this radiant beauty called out my name.

Q: I have a vitex that is trained to be a tree. I have continually cut the limb sprouts off but more keep coming back. I’d like to start another one, but not for all that work. Any suggestions? A: ...

When I was a kid growing up in College Station, there were grandmas around town that told me how their grandmas grew vitex on their old farmsteads in Texas. Now friend, that’s going back a long time.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word chaste as without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained. Chaste tree, also known as vitex, is simple in ease of care but is far from being ...

If you've admired the stunning display of purple flowers in the landscape in recent weeks, you've witnessed one of Louisiana's finest blooming small trees or large shrubs: the vitex, also known as the ...

COMMON NAME: Purple vitex or chaste tree. SPECIES: Vitex (vy’tex, ancient Latin name) agnus-castus (ag’nus-cast’us, ancient classical name for chaste lamb). FORM: Open and irregular small tree with ...

Vitex is a large shrub or small tree that produces berries. These berries are often used as herbal supplements for hormonal symptoms. Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus) is a large shrub native to the ...

A sunny spot in a lower elevation garden is the perfect place to plant the indigenous Hawaiian plant pohinahina. Also known as beach vitex, this ground covering plant fills an area quickly, even when ...

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 flowers, ...

Gardeners can choose from a variety of subtropical shrubs that thrive in San Antonio, including prime picks for xeriscape landscapes. Many of these plants also attract butterflies but not deer. Five ...