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Vitex rotundifolia

Low salt tolerant shrub with flowering late summer. The size after 10 years is 100 cm. The flower colour is blue. This plant is not hardy.The flowering period is August - September.

Date taken : 03.02.2010

Common name : Chaste tree

Family : Verbenaceae

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : spreading
water requirement : needs little water
wind tolerance : tolerates salty wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 50 and 75 cm
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
flower colour : blue
leaf colour : grey
leaf shape : leaves are egg-shaped
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : leaves scented lightly
flowering period : july - september
hardiness : mostly hardy