Chives

Hippeastrum

About Chives and Hippeastrum

Chives

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

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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

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

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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30.10 cm

Rank: 100 (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, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

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

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

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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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

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

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

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, 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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Hippeastrum

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

Chives and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Chives and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Chives and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chives and Hippeastrum

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