Chives

Cats Whiskers

About Chives and Cats Whiskers

Chives

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

South Africa

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

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

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 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)▶

30.50 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

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61.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, 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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove deadheads

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

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% Tender Perennial 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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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

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

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Cats Whiskers

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Cats Whiskers

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

Chives and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Chives and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Cats Whiskers

Care of Chives and Cats Whiskers include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.