Chives

Jessamine

About Chives and Jessamine

Chives

Jessamine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Shrub

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Types

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

Carolina jasmine,gelsemium

Number of Varieties

500200

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky areas

gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-97-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

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, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Black

Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblong elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf rust, Red blotch, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

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

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin inflammation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Anti-oxidant, Antispasmodic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Bulbs, Stem

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CESTRUM 'Orange Peel'

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Jessamine

In Hindi

Chives

चमेली

In German

Schnittlauch

Carolina-Jasmin

In French

Ciboulette

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Spanish

Cebollino

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Polish

Szczypiorek

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Latin

Sectivi porri

Gelsemium sempervirens

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Solanales

Family

Liliaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Allium

Cestrum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Asterids

Tribe

Subfamily

Allioideae

Solanoideae

Number of Species

3200

1 27800

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Properties of Chives and Jessamine

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Jessamine

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

Chives and Jessamine Physical Information

Chives and Jessamine physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Jessamine height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Jessamine are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Jessamine flower color: Orange and Gold
Jessamine leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Chives and Jessamine

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