Chives

Cerbera

About Chives and Cerbera

Chives

Cerbera

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Types

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

Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam

Number of Varieties

5008

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Habitat

Rocky areas

Deciduous forests, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm-

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm4.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lanceolate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Caterpillars, Insects

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

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

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

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

Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CERBERA

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Cerbera

In Hindi

Chives

Cerbera

In German

Schnittlauch

Cerbera

In French

Ciboulette

Cerbera

In Spanish

Cebollino

Cerbera

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Cerbera

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Cerbera

In Polish

Szczypiorek

Cerbera

In Latin

Sectivi porri

Cerbera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Gentianales

Family

Liliaceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Allium

Cerbera

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Plumerieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Chives and Cerbera

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Cerbera

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

Chives and Cerbera Physical Information

Chives and Cerbera physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Cerbera height is - and width 4.20 cm. The color specification of Chives and Cerbera are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cerbera flower color: White and Ivory
Cerbera leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chives and Cerbera

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