Garlic

Chinese Chives

About Garlic and Chinese Chives

Garlic

Chinese Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa

Southern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Silverskin garlic, Artichoke garlic

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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600

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Loamy soils

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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25.40 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.00 cm

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10.20 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow green

Tan, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Narrow

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Dry soil, Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, From bulbs

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in fall, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Dry soil, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bugs, Flying insects, Insects

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, anti-allergy, Antidepressant, Antiseptic, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Medicinal oil, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as a moth repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM sativum

ALLIUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

Cultivated Garlic, Garlic

Chinese Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

लहसुन

Chinese Chives

7.2.2 In German

Knoblauch

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

Ail

Ciboule de Chine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ajo

Allium tuberosum

7.2.5 In Greek

σκόρδο

Chinese Chives

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alho

Allium tuberosum

7.2.7 In Polish

czosnek

Chinese Chives

7.2.8 In Latin

allium

Chinese Chives

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

8.7 Clade

Monocotyledonous

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Lilioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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500

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1011

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Properties of Garlic and Chinese Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Garlic and Chinese Chives? We provide you with everything About Garlic and Chinese Chives. Garlic doesn't have thorns and Chinese Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Garlic does not have fragrant flowers. Garlic has allergic reactions like Dermatitis and Pain and fatigue and Chinese Chives has allergic reactions like Dermatitis and Pain and fatigue. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Garlic and Chinese Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Garlic and Chinese Chives

Season and care of Garlic and Chinese Chives is important to know. While considering everything about Garlic and Chinese Chives Care, growing season is an essential factor. Garlic season is Summer and Chinese Chives season is Summer. The type of soil for Garlic is Loamy, Well drained and for Chinese Chives is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Garlic is Neutral and for Chinese Chives is Neutral.

Garlic and Chinese Chives Physical Information

Garlic and Chinese Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Garlic height is 45.70 cm and width 2.00 cm whereas Chinese Chives height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Garlic and Chinese Chives are as follows:

Garlic flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Garlic leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Chinese Chives flower color: White
Chinese Chives leaf color: Green

Care of Garlic and Chinese Chives

Care of Garlic and Chinese Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Garlic pruning is done No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Chives pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Garlic needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Chinese Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.