Chives

Mirabilis Jalapa

About Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa

Chives

Mirabilis Jalapa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Central America, North America

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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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

7-10

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

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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

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

About Flowering..

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15.20 cm

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50.00 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

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Black, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Do not water excessively

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut back old stems to the ground

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Slugs

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

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Bees, 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

Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Making cosmetics

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

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Edible 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

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Wunderblume

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Belle-de-nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Dondiego de noche

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Maravilha

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

mirabilis Ja-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Nyctaginaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Mirabilis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa

Care of Chives and Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Mirabilis Jalapa pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mirabilis Jalapa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.