Mazhar Botanic Garden

Vitex trifolia Purpurea

Arabian Lilac

Family: Lamiaceae / Labiatae
Genus: Vitex
Species: trifolia
Cultivar / variety: Purpurea
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000490
English name: Arabian Lilac
Arabic name: كف مريم بنفسجي
Native: Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub or small tree of up to 4 m tall leaves compound 3 leaflets, elliptic shape, greyish-green above, purple beneath flowers lavender purple borne on panicles fruits small rounded berries

ornamental plant.  Uses hedge. 

Texture: Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Spring to autumn
Zone: 9 : 11

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