Chaste Tree

Most attractive shrub with aromatic leaves and racemes of fragrant, lilac flowers. Honey. Ornamental shrub to grow in edges or to shape hedges.

Deciduous shrub growing up to 5m. with little bluish, pink or white needle-like flowers. The leaves are fan-shaped. They are stretched out, hairy and aromatic. Small black-reddish berries.

It is found on roads, motorways and on the riversides. Honeybee shrub.

Depending on the geographical areas and altitude sowing can take place from February to April. To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in cold the seeds for 4 months before the sowing. It is possible to use a sowing substrate for potting or soil from the garden together with a sowing substrate if the sowing is made directly into the garden. The substrate must be wet but not soggy until the germination is completed.