Bamboo

Chives

About Bamboo and Chives

Bamboo

Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbs

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1500500

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm203.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

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

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

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

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

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

Cyanide poisoning

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Hedges, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Chives

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Ciboulette

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Cebollino

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Cebolinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Szczypiorek

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

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

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Allium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

1400NA

1 27800

Properties of Bamboo and Chives

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Chives

Season and care of Bamboo and Chives is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Chives Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Chives season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Chives is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Chives is Neutral.

Bamboo and Chives Physical Information

Bamboo and Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Chives are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bamboo and Chives

Care of Bamboo and Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Bamboo 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.