Vitex trees not blooming this year - Ask Extension
Usually my Vitex trees are purple all over. This Spring they bloomed out gorgeous, but that was it. All the seed plumes are there and hardly any flo...
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Vitex trees not blooming this year #145250
Asked August 05, 2013, 8:39 AM EDT
Usually my Vitex trees are purple all over. This Spring they bloomed out gorgeous, but that was it. All the seed plumes are there and hardly any flowers. It gets a lot of water and sun. Any ideas?
Harris County Texas
Expert Response
Vitex often will produce its big bloom show in summer and then not bloom much after that. Vitex blooms on the terminals or end of the branches. So promoting more growth will promote more blooms. To encourage reblooming prune the plant back heavily after it's bloom show and then provide a good watering to soak the soil, which will promote regrowth and more blooms.
