Hi
Can anyone identify this plant for me?
I found this plant growing in a front garden in Aldeburgh High Street, Suffolk on Sunday. It has a similar look and habit to a buddleja, but the flowers are different.
I thought it looked great and want to get one.
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http://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/vitex-agnus-castus-/classid.2000019664/
One of those. Lovely but I don't think it would survive winters in my garden
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have a Vitex agnus castus on a South facing wall, so it is sheltered. It is in fact frost hardy, but may need winter protection. Though I don't protect mine and it's stayed alive through the cold Dordogne winters, up to -17°. It's lovely.
I'd like one of those but wouldn't want to torture it.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Is it nr you? Could you ask for a cutting?
there are a few seed sites with this for sale. Apparently it germinates in about 2 weeks, but I'm not sure about the rate of growth
Thanks Nutcutlet its not a plant I've ever heard of.
I have used it as a herbal remedy for a horse who could get a bit full of himself in the spring. Monks would use it in the middle ages for the same result!