Chives

Portulaca

About Chives and Portulaca

Chives

Portulaca

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

South America

1.4 Types

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

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

500

Rank: 15 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

5-11

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

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Heat Tolerance

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

Average Water Needs

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, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

89% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

76% Annual Plants 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

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Cottage garden, Edible

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

PORTULACA grandiflora

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Portulaca

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Portulak

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

portulaca

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Portulaca

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Portulaca

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Portulaca

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Portulaca

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Portulaca

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

Portulacaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Portulaca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Chives and Portulaca

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

Compare List of Herbs » More

Chives and Herb Robert

Chives and Dame's Rocket

Chives and Fuller's Teasel

» More

More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Chives and Portulaca

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

Chives and Portulaca Physical Information

Chives and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Chives and Portulaca are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Chives and Portulaca

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