Flip Side® Chaste Tree

Get ready to fall fast and hard for the lovely look of the Flip Side® Chaste Tree (Vitex x 'Bailtexone' PPAF). Growers can't get enough of this beautiful plant that gets its name from the olive-green leaves that flip to a dusky purple color on their bottoms with just the gentlest of spring or summer breezes.

This showy plant is all about color. It all starts in the early springtime when the upper surface of the tree's leaves come out in a verdant dark olive green with just a touch of mauve on the stems and petioles that yields to a purple-grey color by midsummer when it becomes heavily laden with blooms, blooms, everywhere. The delicate lavender blue flowers create nothing short of a symphony of color that the whole neighborhood can appreciate.

But the show is far from over. Just wait till fall rolls around and the foliage turns a pumpkin orange color just in time for a harvest encore of color. From a visual standpoint, the Flip Side® Chaste Tree really is a variety that keeps on (and on and on) giving. You'll find that this tree is deciduous in colder climates but may hold its foliage in the warmer regions.

Fine Gardening magazine dubbed this plant as one of the best new varieties of the year in its June 2019 edition.

And while the color of the foliage is to be celebrated, the true magic happens when the Flip Side® develops its super-sized panicles that measure around 8 inches in length. These deep purple flowers are a sight to behold and super fragrant.

Don't be surprised if neighbors drop by just to bask in their aroma. And they won't be alone. Butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators will stop by, too. The abundance of blossoms on the tree nearly guarantees it.

Taking care of the Flip Side® Chaste Tree is so simple and easy that even novice gardeners can grow it when they add it to their landscape. Order yours now!