Vitex Species, Beach Vitex, Round-Leaf Chaste Tree
Vitextrifolia subsp. litoralis
Synonym
Vitex
ovata
Vitex
repens
Vitex
rotundifolia
This plant is not invasive in cooler zones. I live in zone 5B but have many zone 6 micro-climates. I have grown Vitex rotundifolia for ...Read More
The Arnold Arboretum (Boston Z6a) planted this, and it did not survive the first winter. Nor did it bloom that first and only summer.
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I have been working to remove beach vitex from coastal South Carolina since 2006 where it is growing on the beach front and has become a ...Read More
Changing my comment from positive to neutral -- I don't think I'd plant it even here in Zone 6 near the beach or sandy wetlands.
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This is not bad if you want a specific area covered with thick vegetation. It spreads with runners before you know it.
Other common names for Vitex rotundifolia include kolokolo kahakai, hinahina kolo, manawanawa, mawanawana, pohinahina and polinalina. It...Read More
An Asian plant introduced in South Carolina as a dune stabilizer. It has the potential to be an aggressive invasive species on the order ...Read More