Flip Side Chaste Tree

The Flip Side Chaste Tree is a hybrid Vitex that combines striking purple-blue flower spikes with dark green leaves that are purple when you flip them over. It forms a wide bush, growing to 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide, and blooming continuously form early summer into fall. You will love how tough it is, and fast-growing, soon making a great feature and taking heat, humidity and sun in it’s stride. It’s perfect for borders, slopes and rocky places, as well as at the beach. Very drought-resistant, it’s a top choice for xeric or ‘water-wise’ gardening, and it can be grown in a large planter box.

• Big, bold purple-blue flower spikes
• In bloom all summer and into fall
• Dramatic purple-backed leaves – a first
• Perfect choice for heat, sun, dryness and humidity
• A salt-resistant star for the coast and the beach

Full sun is perfect for the Flip Side Chaste Tree which thrives in dry soil once it is established. It loves heat and humidity, so avoid shade and wet soil. It’s free of pests and diseases and ignored by deer. It even grows well in salty soils, beach gardens and tolerates ocean spray without a problem. A simple spring pruning is all it takes to enjoy profuse blooming every year.