Vitex cooperi seeds grow into a shrub or tree native to the tropical biome of Central America, not Australia as sometimes described. Named by the American botanist Paul Carpenter Standley (18841963), who specialised in the flora of Central America and Mexico, this Vitex belongs to the Central American element of the genus. It develops the aromatic leaves and tubular flower clusters characteristic of Vitex species in the seasonally dry tropical forests and woodland edges of its Central American habitat. Family Lamiaceae.

Full sun; warm tropical conditions; well-drained soils. A botanical collector’s Vitex from Central America.

• Aromatic leaves and tubular flower clusters; shrub or tree
• Central America tropical biome; NOT Australia as sometimes incorrectly described
• Named after P.C. Standley, specialist in Central American and Mexican flora
• Adapted to seasonally dry tropical forest conditions of Central America
• Full sun; warm tropical conditions; Family Lamiaceae

Vitex cooperi is an authentic Central American Vitex honouring the prolific Central American botanist Standley, this species belongs to the tropical American component of the Vitex genus, quite distinct from the Australian species it is sometimes confused with.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.