Getting Rid of Beach Vitex

Yep, We are still trying to remove this invasive plant from our area. For those who are not familiar with it, beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) is a category I invasive plant in Florida. It is… Read More
Posted: June 18, 2019
Yep, We are still trying to remove this invasive plant from our area. For those who are not familiar with it, beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) is a category I invasive plant in Florida. It is… Read More
Posted: September 10, 2018
In 2012 with the assistance of Lucy and Bob Duncan of Gulf Breeze, we discovered the invasive beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) growing on Pensacola Beach. We began educating the public about this plant and asking… Read More
Posted: June 24, 2018
This week’s article is a bit different… it is about nature we hope you DO NOT see – but hope you let us know if you do. Most of you know that Florida, along with… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Beach vitex, invasive plants, Invasive plants of Florida
Posted: March 20, 2017
The Plant Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) Native to the Pacific rim of Asia. From Korea to Australia including Japan, China, Southeast Asia, the Malaysian peninsula, and including Hawaii. Prefers sandy soils above high tide line,… Read More
Posted: March 19, 2016
In 2013 a local citizen in Gulf Breeze Florida alerted me that Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) was on her property and may be growing on Pensacola Beach. The plant was not listed as an invasive… Read More
Posted: February 23, 2016
In 2013 we began writing about a potential invasive plant in the Florida panhandle called Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia). The first record we knew of was reported from Pensacola Beach and was posted on EDDmaps.org…. Read More
Posted: July 21, 2014
Now that summer is in full swing, many of us are spending more time on our gorgeous Gulf beaches. Sea turtles are nesting and everyone gets excited at sightings of dolphins, sharks, and the Blue… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Beach vitex, General Gardening, Invasive species, Native plants, Panhandle Gardening, Summer 2014
Posted: July 20, 2013
It’s actually a pretty plant, this Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes. In the 1990’s, the state of South Carolina planted this shrub to help restore dunes… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Beach vitex, Carolina, dunes, Habitat Conservation, invasive, Invasives, IPM, Panhandle Outdoors, plants
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