Vitex rotundifolia compacta

Compact Beach Vitex, Hawaiian Coastal Vitex, Puo Hina Hina

Thisdrought tolerant shrub with rounded gray foliage has blue flower spikes in the summer. It prefers a sunny location, grows to about 18", can gowinter dormant in very cold years. Even though this is a Hawaiian native, we got this selection in California, it is a much improved selection for groundcover. The species can grow up to 5' in nature. Very easy to grow. The flowers are used in leis in Hawaii. Hina means silver. Syn. Vitex trifolia subsp. litoralis.