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Vitex zanzibarensis

Vitex zanzibarensis is a shrub or small tree in the mint family, native to East Tropical Africa (Kenya and Tanzania). Little is documented about cultivation, and it is threatened in the wild by habitat loss.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but let the soil dry out between waterings, as with most dry-shrubland Vitex.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
E. Trop. Africa
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Vitex zanzibarensis is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Vitex plants

Vitex acunae · Chaste-tree · Vitex ajugiflora · Vitex altissima · Vitex amaniensis · New Guinea Teak · Cuajado fiddlewood · Guayacán · Higuerillo · Black Plum · Walking lady · Vitex gigantea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitex zanzibarensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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