Montrose Purple Vitex: Vitex agnus-castus verbenaceae

In the Verbena family, this pest free-sun loving tree goes by many names. Most commonly known as Vitex, this wonderful tree can also be known as Texas lilac, Indian spice, Hemp tree, Pepper tree and Monks pepper tree.

The fragrant flowers are bright lavender in color and full of nectar which makes this tree a great choice to attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies.

A fast growing deciduous tree that can grow to be 18′ tall and 10-15′ wide. Drought tolerant and given the name “Pepper Tree” during the Great Depression, the Vitex seeds were used as a pepper substitute.

This Purple Vitex is one of my favorites and makes for a wonderful focal point in any courtyard, patio or landscape design.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
Happy Gardening!
Portia Leyendecker

Leyendecker Landscape is experiencing the opportunity to update one of many units on Blvd. Green off Bellaire Blvd.
Wonderfully architectural housing built in the 70′s. This tucked away community offers an amazingly quiet and peaceful experience. We have before and during shots of the project with more photos to come after the completion.

It has been a complete redo starting with the demolition of the old deck, the rebuild of a new deck and landscaping. There is still a water feature to install.

Watch out for the end results.

Please note: This landscaping project is considered to be a combination of partial sun and shade.
A variety of texture is important in this case.

All the best,
Portia

This is a project that was designed to change out color twice a year. We went with red for contrast and a warmer feel.
In the Fall, Cyclamen was the flower of choice. We went with red Geraniums for Spring.

These are pictures of the project in it’s construction stage and after the plant installation.

Hope you like it.
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