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Chinese Chives
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About Chinese Chives

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

Southern Asia, China

Types

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

Number of Varieties

10
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees, Flies

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used as a moth repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM tuberosum

Common Name

Chinese Chives

In Hindi

Chinese Chives

In German

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

In French

Ciboule de Chine

In Spanish

Allium tuberosum

In Greek

Chinese Chives

In Portuguese

Allium tuberosum

In Polish

Chinese Chives

In Latin

Chinese Chives

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

1011
Rank: 25 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Chinese Chives

Want to know the properties of Chinese Chives? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chinese Chives is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Chinese Chives Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antibacterial, Cardiac and Digestive

  • Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Chinese Chives Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chinese Chives. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chinese Chives physical information is as follows: 25.40 cm tall and 10.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Needle like. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Chinese Chives

Taking Chinese Chives Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chinese Chives include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Chinese Chives

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chinese Chives is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Chinese Chives is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.