The chaste tree "is a plant native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering plants.Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several times, as agnos (άγνος) in
Enquiry into Plants. It has been long believed to be an anaphrodisiac – leading to its name as 'chaste tree' – but its effectiveness for such action remains unproven." -
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Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely tree. Beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteSo it’s the opposite of aphrodisiac. Hmm.
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