Lilac chaste tree (SPC Clearwater Campus Plants)

Lilac chaste tree

Vitex agnus-castus HA

Summary ²

Vitex agnus-castus, also called vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree, or monk's pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants. Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several times, as agnos (άγνος) in Enquiry into Plants. It has been long believed to be an anaphrodisi

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Hannah Andujar

Interesting Facts ³

The common name of this plant being a "chaste tree" comes from an ancient Greek belief that the plant would suppress libido of individuals who came into contact with it, the catholic church ended up planting these plants for the same reason leading to its other common Monk's Pepper (plantanswers n.d)

Sourced From: https://www.plantanswers.com/vitex.htm

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