Vitex agnus-castus - 2019

That is beautiful and a glorious blue ..

Thanks Amy. I've had this for eight years now and it gets better and better every year

I'm going to Google it Andrew ,does it take a long time to grow ? since moving to this garden last year I'm trying to buy trees and shrubs that are already a decent size .
I'm afraid I planted my Amicia zygomeris in the wrong place it droops badly in the sun I'm constantly watering it I thought I had lost it once when we were away ... I'll move it again once its died down for the winter ..

I bought mine from Burncoose. They send out decent sized plants so it should give a reasonable display in about three years. I now prune it hard to a framework every spring, just as growth starts, in order to train it back against the trellis in the photo. It needs full sun

Thanks Andrew our soil is very sandy ,I'll check out its requirements ..

Hi I haven’t logged on for ages, what’s this beautiful shrub called? I would love to try it in my sunny border.

Sarah - it's vitex agnus-castus. You will not find it in ordinary Garden Centres but specialist nurseries may have it. Failing that, mine cane from Burncoose Nursery in Cornwall who offer mail order