Air Plant

Chives

About Air Plant and Chives

Air Plant

Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2500

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, 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

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA203.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Silver, Gray

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TILLANDSIA

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

7.2 Common Name

Air Plant, Airplant

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

Air Plant

Chives

7.2.2 In German

Klimaanlagen

Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

Plante air

Ciboulette

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de Aire

Cebollino

7.2.5 In Greek

Air φυτών

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Air planta

Cebolinha

7.2.7 In Polish

powietrza

Szczypiorek

7.2.8 In Latin

Air Planta

Sectivi porri

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Bromeliaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Tillandsia

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Tillandsioideae.

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

700NA

1 27800

Properties of Air Plant and Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Air Plant and Chives? We provide you with everything About Air Plant and Chives. Air Plant doesn't have thorns and Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Air Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Air Plant has allergic reactions like Not Available and Chives has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Air Plant and Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Air Plant and Chives

Season and care of Air Plant and Chives is important to know. While considering everything about Air Plant and Chives Care, growing season is an essential factor. Air Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Chives season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Air Plant is Not Available and for Chives is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Air Plant is Not Available and for Chives is Neutral.

Air Plant and Chives Physical Information

Air Plant and Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Air Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Air Plant and Chives are as follows:

Air Plant flower color: Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink and Plum
Air Plant leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Silver
Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Air Plant and Chives

Care of Air Plant and Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Air Plant pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Air Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.