Editing Vitex ferruginea (section)

== Cultivation ==

=== Soil and water ===

Recorded habitats include riverine vegetation, semi-evergreen forest, deciduous woodland, Kalahari Sand thickets, and coastal forest on sandy soils and dunes from sea level to about 610 m.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> As a habitat-based cultivation inference, begin establishment in a draining soil that can retain some organic moisture, and adjust irrigation to the site rather than treating either riverine occurrence or coastal-sand occurrence as a universal soil requirement. Keep the root zone from remaining stagnant during wet periods.

=== Sun and humidity ===

The species occurs across forest, woodland, riverine and exposed sandy settings.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> As a habitat-based inference, give a young plant bright light with protection from abrupt exposure and drying winds, then increase exposure as it acclimates. The range of recorded settings does not justify a fixed shade or humidity threshold.

=== Seasonal changes ===

Deciduous behavior is recorded alongside occurrence in semi-evergreen and deciduous vegetation.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> As a seasonal-climate inference, reduce irrigation when a plant is clearly shedding leaves in a dry period, while maintaining drainage through wet periods. Leaf retention may vary with climate because the species is also recorded from semi-evergreen habitats.