Chives

Chayote

About Chives and Chayote

Chives

Chayote

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Mexico, Central America

Types

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

Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear

Number of Varieties

5007

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky areas

Hillside

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-3

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, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm25.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Green

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

Irregular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Dry Conditions

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Medium

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

Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Soft scales

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Dry Conditions

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

✔ ✘

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, Flying insects

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Acne, Anti-oxidant, constipation, Thyroid problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Stem

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Culinary use, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

SECHIUM edule

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Chayote, Choko, christophene, christophine, cho-cho, pipinola

In Hindi

Chives

Chayote

In German

Schnittlauch

Chayote

In French

Ciboulette

Chayote

In Spanish

Cebollino

Chayote

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Chayote

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

chuchu

In Polish

Szczypiorek

Chayote

In Latin

Sectivi porri

chayote

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Violales

Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Allium

Sechium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Sicyeae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Chives and Chayote

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Chayote

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

Chives and Chayote Physical Information

Chives and Chayote physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Chayote height is 610.00 cm and width 25.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Chayote are as follows:

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

Care of Chives and Chayote

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