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About Chives and Borage

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Herbs
Herbs
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia
Europe
1.4 Types
Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
500
Rank: 15 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Rocky areas
Pastures, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
Not Available
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
A2, 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
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
203.00 cm
Rank: 81 (Overall)
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Blue
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
2.4 Thorns
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3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry
Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes
Japanese Beetles
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Nausea
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients
Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems, Pulmonary afflictions
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALLIUM schoenoprasum
BORAGO officinalis
7.2 Common Name
Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives
Borage, starflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Chives
Borage
7.2.2 In German
Schnittlauch
Borretsch
7.2.3 In French
Ciboulette
Bourrache
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cebollino
borraja
7.2.5 In Greek
βολβοί φαγώσιμοι
Borage
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cebolinha
Borragem
7.2.7 In Polish
Szczypiorek
Ogórecznik
7.2.8 In Latin
Sectivi porri
borage
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Liliaceae
Boraginaceae
8.6 Genus
Allium
Borago
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
Allioideae
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Chives and Borage

Wondering what are the properties of Chives and Borage? We provide you with everything About Chives and Borage. Chives doesn't have thorns and Borage doesn't have thorns. Also Chives does not have fragrant flowers. Chives has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash and Borage has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash. 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 Chives and Borage and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Chives and Borage

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

Chives and Borage Physical Information

Chives and Borage physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Borage height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Chives and Borage are as follows:

  • Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender

  • Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green

  • Borage flower color: Blue

  • Borage leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Chives and Borage

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