Chives

Periwinkle

About Chives and Periwinkle

Chives

Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Madagascar

1.4 Types

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

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

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

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

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

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)▶

1.97 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)▶

2.96 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Magenta, Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

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 Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune ocassionally

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

Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Medium

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

Catharanthus roseus

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Periwinkle

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Immergrün

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Pervenche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Bígaro

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

μυρτιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Mirta

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Barwinek

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Periwinkle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Mollusca

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Gastropoda

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Catharanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Chives and Periwinkle

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Periwinkle

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

Chives and Periwinkle Physical Information

Chives and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Chives and Periwinkle are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Chives and Periwinkle

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