Chives

Heliconia

About Chives and Heliconia

Chives

Heliconia

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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

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Humid climates, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

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, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

60.00 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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

150.00 cm

Rank: 74 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Red, Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

From Rhizomes, Micropropagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every two months

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Soft scales

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

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

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Healing

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Florist trade and landscaping

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, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

HELICONIA psittacorum 'Lady Di'

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Heliconia, Lady Di Heliconia, Parakeet Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Heliconia

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Heliconia

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Heliconia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Heliconia

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Heliconia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Heliconia

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Heliconia

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Heliconia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Heliconiaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Heliconia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Heliconia

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Heliconia

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

Chives and Heliconia Physical Information

Chives and Heliconia physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Heliconia height is 60.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Heliconia are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Heliconia flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange and Orange Red
Heliconia leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Heliconia

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