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Lamiaceae
Chaste Tree Flower
Vitex agnus-castus
Chastity and virtue.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Vitex
- Native to
- Mediterranean, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, loamy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- In the Middle Ages, monks used chaste tree berries to help suppress their libido, earning it the nickname 'monk's pepper.'
- The dried fruits are still used in herbal medicine today to help regulate hormonal balance in women.
- Despite its common name, the chaste tree is actually a large shrub rather than a true tree.
- It is one of the few temperate-climate plants in the mint family that grows to tree size.
- Greek women would scatter chaste tree leaves on their beds during the festival of Thesmophoria to promote chastity.
Color meanings
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chastity
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virtue
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calm