Chives

Gillyflower

About Chives and Gillyflower

Chives

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

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

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

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

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

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38.10 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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20.30 cm

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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 Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

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

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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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

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as a dye

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Gillyflower

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

Chives and Gillyflower Physical Information

Chives and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Chives and Gillyflower are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Gillyflower

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