Chives

Celosia

About Chives and Celosia

Chives

Celosia

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia

Types

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

Cristata, Plumosa, Spicata

Number of Varieties

5003

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Habitat

Rocky areas

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-91-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

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

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Y-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply

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

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Prune ocassionally

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CELOSIA argentea

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Celosia

In Hindi

Chives

Celosia

In German

Schnittlauch

Celosia

In French

Ciboulette

Celosia

In Spanish

Cebollino

Celosia

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Celosia

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Celosia

In Polish

Szczypiorek

celosia

In Latin

Sectivi porri

Celosia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

Family

Liliaceae

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Allium

Celosia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

311

1 27800

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Properties of Chives and Celosia

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Celosia

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

Chives and Celosia Physical Information

Chives and Celosia physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Celosia height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Chives and Celosia are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Celosia flower color: Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender and Ivory
Celosia leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Celosia

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