Chives

Pitanga

About Chives and Pitanga

Chives

Pitanga

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Tree

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

South America, Brazil

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

coastal environs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

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

Oval or Rounded

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)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Red, Crimson

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Light Green, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Broadly Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

In late autumn, 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

Aphids, Red blotch

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

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

Birds, 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

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

Analgesic, Antitumor

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

EUGENIA uniflora

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Brazilian Cherry, Pitanga, Surinam Cherry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Pitanga

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Pitanga

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Pitanga

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Pitanga

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Pitanga

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Pitanga

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Pitanga

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Pitanga

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Eugenia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Myrteae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Pitanga

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Pitanga

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

Chives and Pitanga Physical Information

Chives and Pitanga physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Pitanga height is 610.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Pitanga are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Pitanga flower color: White
Pitanga leaf color: Green, Light Green and Copper

Care of Chives and Pitanga

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