(Video 06/17/19) Thinking of adding a beautiful shrub into your landscape? Then the Louisiana Super Plant Shoal Creek vitex is an excellent choice that grows best in full sun. On this edition of Get It Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why this flowering plant is both beautiful and useful in the landscape. | LSU AgCenter

Vitex agnus castus, or chaste tree, is a Mediterranean shrub (feels more like a small tree to me) with an interesting history. In ancient Greece it was dedicated to Hera and Demeter and used in rituals that symbolized purity, renewal, and the cycles of life. The Latin name means chaste lamb, a reflection of its long connection to virtue and restraint. During the Middle Ages monks grew Vitex in monastery gardens and used the peppery seeds in their food, believing it helped them remain celibate, w