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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

Habitat
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9

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 100

Minimum Width
10.20 cm 100

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
Yes

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bees, Flies

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 25

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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