{"product_id":"vitex-shoal-creek-summer-color-with-easy-care-southern-charm","title":"Vitex ‘Shoal Creek’ – Summer Color with Easy-Care Southern Charm","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"pf1d8j\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"67\"\u003eVitex ‘Shoal Creek’ – Summer Color with Easy-Care Southern Charm\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"520\"\u003eVitex ‘Shoal Creek’, also known as chaste tree, is a beautiful, heat-loving shrub or small tree that brings long-lasting summer color to the landscape. Its fragrant spikes of lavender-blue flowers appear in warm weather and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The airy, gray-green foliage adds a soft texture, making it a great choice for sunny borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, or as a small flowering tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"961\"\u003e‘Shoal Creek’ is especially valued for its toughness in hot Southern gardens. Once established, it handles heat, humidity, and periods of dry weather with ease, while continuing to provide color when many other plants slow down. At maturity, it typically reaches \u003cstrong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"830\"\u003e10 to 15 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it useful as a large shrub, screening plant, or small ornamental tree. It can be lightly pruned to maintain size or shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003ePlants are shipped growing in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1010\"\u003e3-quart pot\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1266\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eCare Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1031\"\u003ePlant in full sun with well-drained soil. Water regularly while establishing, then reduce watering once the plant is rooted in. Prune in late winter or early spring to shape and encourage strong new growth. Hardy in USDA Zones \u003cstrong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003e6–9\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plant may be trimmed slightly to fit in the shipping container.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1487\" data-start=\"1362\"\u003e🔗 For planting and care tips, visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/threeshovelsfarm.com\/pages\/growing-instructions\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"\" data-end=\"1486\" data-start=\"1403\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1428\" data-start=\"1404\"\u003eGrowing Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Shovels Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580655136949,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/4282\/9749\/files\/ornamental-trees-vitsho07g-64_600.jpg?v=1780146323","url":"https:\/\/threeshovelsfarm.com\/products\/vitex-shoal-creek-summer-color-with-easy-care-southern-charm","provider":"Three Shovels Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}