Chives

Cereus

About Chives and Cereus

Chives

Cereus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

North America, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

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

princess of the night, Honolulu queen

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

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

9-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 10

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, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

250.00 cm

Rank: 76 (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)▶

40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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

Light Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Pink, Purple, Salmon, Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark 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

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus 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

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

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, Do not let dry out between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

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

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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89% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus 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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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

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

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Antioxidants, cholesterol-lowering, Fever, Heart problems, Itching, Menstrual Disorders, Rheumatism, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CEREUS

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Night blooming cereus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

cereus

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

cereus

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

cereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

cereus

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

cereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

cereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

cereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

cereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Selenicereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Cereus

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Cereus

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

Chives and Cereus Physical Information

Chives and Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Cereus height is 250.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Cereus are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cereus flower color: Light Pink and White
Cereus leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chives and Cereus

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