Chives

Purpleleaf Shiso

About Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso

Chives

Purpleleaf Shiso

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bush, Houseplant

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

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

Perilla Frutescens Brittain auriculato-dentata, Perilla Frutescens Brittain acuta Kudo, Perilla Frutescens Brittain crispa Hand-Mazz

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

Cultivated Beds, Mountains, Temperate Regions, Tropical areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

9-11

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

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

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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25.40 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

White

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

Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Purple, Black

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Purple, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Cordate

2.4 Thorns

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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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Root Division, Seedlings

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, Never 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, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Moist, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, 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

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

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

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Applicable

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Landscape Designing

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

Cough, Fever, Lung Problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Can be made into a herbal tea

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, Groundcover, Landscape

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

PERILLA frutescens var. purpurascens

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Purpleleaf Perilla, Purpleleaf Shiso

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Purpleleaf Shiso

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Purpleleaf Shiso

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

pérille de Nankin

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Purpleleaf Shiso

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Purpleleaf Shiso

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Purpleleaf Shiso

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Pachnotka zwyczajna

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Purpleleaf Shiso

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Perilla

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Elsholtzieae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso

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

Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso Physical Information

Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Purpleleaf Shiso height is 60.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Purpleleaf Shiso flower color: White
Purpleleaf Shiso leaf color: Purple and Burgundy

Care of Chives and Purpleleaf Shiso

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