Chives

Cinquefoil

About Chives and Cinquefoil

Chives

Cinquefoil

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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500

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-4

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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38.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Palmate

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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

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

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Neutral, Alkaline

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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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

5.12 Allergy

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

Avoid during Pregnancy

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Cinquefoil

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

पंचकोण

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Fingerkraut

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

potentille

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

cinquefoil

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Πεντάφυλλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

cinquefoil

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

pięciornik

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

cinquefoil

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Potentilla

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Rosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Cinquefoil

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Cinquefoil

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

Chives and Cinquefoil Physical Information

Chives and Cinquefoil physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm. The color specification of Chives and Cinquefoil are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cinquefoil flower color: Not Available
Cinquefoil leaf color: Not Available

Care of Chives and Cinquefoil

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