Vitex agnus-castus Jonas Meyer Pericón has long been taken

Pericón has long been taken as a gentle calmative and mild sedative

bush clover has long been a plant of the East Asian late-summer garden

the red jasmine or Bee's jasmine

The leaves are deep green above and a soft silvery white beneath

Vitex agnus-castus Jonas Meyer Pericón has long been takenSome plants stand quietly in the garden, and some speak. Vitex agnus castus has been speaking for more than two thousand years, from sun washed Mediterranean shores to monastery cloisters, from the herbals of ancient Greece to the borders of Southern gardens. In Homer's day the fragrant leaves and lavender flower spikes were woven into ritual garlands. The Romans knew the shrub as the chaste tree, a name wrapped in legend, since the peppery seeds were