FOLIAGE: AROMATIC GREEN LEAVES
OTHER DETAILS: LONG, NARROW SPIKES OF PURPLE FLOWERS COVER THIS PLANT IN
THE
SUMMER MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE FLOWER COLOR CAN RANGE FROM WHITE TO DARK PURPLE, MOST TREES HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE DARKER FLOWER COLOR. THESE FRAGRANT FLOWERS ATTRACT BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND HUMMINGBIRDS. AFTER
BLOOMING,
NARROW SPIKES OF ROUND, DARK BROWN SEES ARE PRODUCED. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TREE IS FAIRLY MESSY, SHEDDING ALL OF ITS LEAVES IN THE FALL, AND DROPPING OLD FLOWERS AND SEEDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HOWEVER, ITS AROMATIC GREEN LEAVES AND LONG, PROFUSE BLOOM PERIOD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD MAKING UP FOR
THE
LITTER! CHASTE TREE IS VERY SHRUB-LIKE, BUT CAN BE SHAPED INTO A TREE FORM.