Chinese Chives

Snow Bush

About Chinese Chives and Snow Bush

Chinese Chives

Snow Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, China

Melanesia

1.4 Types

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Tropical Climate, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Black

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

White, Green, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

White, Green, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

White, Green, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

White, Green, Light Green, Ivory

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings, Suckers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flies

Birds, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

antimicrobial

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a moth repellent

Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM tuberosum

BREYNIA disticha

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chives

Snow Bush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chinese Chives

बर्फ बुश

7.2.2 In German

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

Schnee Bush

7.2.3 In French

Ciboule de Chine

neige Bush

7.2.4 In Spanish

Allium tuberosum

nieve Bush

7.2.5 In Greek

Chinese Chives

χιόνι Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Allium tuberosum

neve de Bush

7.2.7 In Polish

Chinese Chives

Śnieg Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chives

Aequaliter Nubila Bush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Breynia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phyllantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Antidesmatoideae

8.10 Number of Species

101138

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Chives and Snow Bush

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chives and Snow Bush

Season and care of Chinese Chives and Snow Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Chinese Chives and Snow Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinese Chives season is Summer and Fall and Snow Bush season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chinese Chives is Loam, Sand and for Snow Bush is Loam while the PH of soil for Chinese Chives is Neutral and for Snow Bush is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Chinese Chives and Snow Bush Physical Information

Chinese Chives and Snow Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chives height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Snow Bush height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chives and Snow Bush are as follows:

Chinese Chives flower color: White
Chinese Chives leaf color: Green
Snow Bush flower color: Green
Snow Bush leaf color: White, Green, Light Green and Ivory

Care of Chinese Chives and Snow Bush

Care of Chinese Chives and Snow Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chives pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Snow Bush pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snow Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.