Chives

Quickstick

About Chives and Quickstick

Chives

Quickstick

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Tree

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

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

Number of Varieties

500-

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Rocky areas

Subtropical climates, tropical environments, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

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, 13, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

15.20 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Pink, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Dry Conditions

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Brown Spots, Scab, Scorch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Reduce Bruises

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Fixes Nitrogen, Insect Repellent, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Antifungal, Cold, Expectorant, Fever, Rheumatism, Sedative, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Cattle Fodder, Used as firewood, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

GLIRICIDIA sepium

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Mexican Lilac, Mother-of-coffee, Quickstick

In Hindi

Chives

QUICKSTICK

In German

Schnittlauch

QUICKSTICK

In French

Ciboulette

QUICKSTICK

In Spanish

Cebollino

QUICKSTICK

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

QUICKSTICK

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

QuickStick

In Polish

Szczypiorek

QUICKSTICK

In Latin

Sectivi porri

Quickstick

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Fabales

Family

Liliaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Allium

Gliricidia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Robinieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Chives and Quickstick

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

Compare List of Herbs » More

Chives and Fuller's Teasel

Chives and Herb Robert

Chives and Dame's Rocket

» More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Chives and Quickstick

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

Chives and Quickstick Physical Information

Chives and Quickstick physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Quickstick height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Quickstick are as follows:

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

Care of Chives and Quickstick

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