Chives

Common Stock

About Chives and Common Stock

Chives

Common Stock

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual, biennial or perennial

Type

Herbs

Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa

Types

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

Matthiola incana

Number of Varieties

50020

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Habitat

Rocky areas

By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-96-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

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

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm35.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblanceolate , Ovate

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

reseeds, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

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 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

Fungal Diseases, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as a dye

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

MATTHIOLA incana

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

In Hindi

Chives

Common stock

In German

Schnittlauch

Garten-Levkoje

In French

Ciboulette

Common stock

In Spanish

Cebollino

Matthiola incana

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Common stock

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Matthiola incana

In Polish

Szczypiorek

Common stock

In Latin

Sectivi porri

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Capparales

Family

Liliaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Allium

Matthiola

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

350

1 27800

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Properties of Chives and Common Stock

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Common Stock

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

Chives and Common Stock Physical Information

Chives and Common Stock physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Common Stock height is 30.00 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Chives and Common Stock are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Common Stock flower color: Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach and Blue Violet
Common Stock leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Chives and Common Stock

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