Chives

Pencil Plant

About Chives and Pencil Plant

Chives

Pencil Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Cactus

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

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

Firesticks, Old Man's Beard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-13

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, 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

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (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)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (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

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Red, Red orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Red, Light Green, Orange Red

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Tiny

2.4 Thorns

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3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus 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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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

Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer

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

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

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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89% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus 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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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

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

Eye irritation, Numb Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Branch, Latex, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

EUPHORBIA tirucalli

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Sher-kandvel

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Bleistiftstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Aveloz

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Pencil Plant

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Aveloz

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

avelós

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Aveloz

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Aveloz

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Euphorbioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Pencil Plant

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Pencil Plant

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

Chives and Pencil Plant Physical Information

Chives and Pencil Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Pencil Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Pencil Plant are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Pencil Plant flower color: Yellow
Pencil Plant leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Chives and Pencil Plant

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