Chives

Cigar Plant

About Chives and Cigar Plant

Chives

Cigar Plant

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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

Mexico

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-6

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, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

203.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

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

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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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

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 water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Water when soil is dry

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

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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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

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

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

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, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CUPHEA cyanea

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

सिगार प्लांट

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Zigarettenblümchen

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Cigar usine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

cigarro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

πούρο φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

charuto de Plantas

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Cigar roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Planta Cigar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Lythraceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Cuphea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Lythroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA260

1 27800

Properties of Chives and Cigar Plant

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Cigar Plant

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

Chives and Cigar Plant Physical Information

Chives and Cigar Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Cigar Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Chives and Cigar Plant are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Cigar Plant

Care of Chives and Cigar Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cigar Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.