Chives

Boston Fern

About Chives and Boston Fern

Chives

Boston Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Fern

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia

1.4 Types

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

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

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

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

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

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

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

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern 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, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Boston Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Boston Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

helecho de Boston Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Boston Fern Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Boston paproci Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Boston Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Nephrolepis Schott

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Boston Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Chives and Boston Fern? We provide you with everything About Chives and Boston Fern. Chives doesn't have thorns and Boston Fern 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 Boston Fern 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 Boston Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chives and Boston Fern

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

Chives and Boston Fern Physical Information

Chives and Boston Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Boston Fern are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Boston Fern

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