Chives

Saururus cernuus

About Chives and Saururus cernuus

Chives

Saururus cernuus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

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

Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

11-1

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Brownish Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, 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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

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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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

From Rhizomes, Root Division

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

Needs Very high moisture

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

bees

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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16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Flies, Turtles

5.12 Allergy

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

allergic reaction, Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens

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

Insect Bites, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

SAURURUS cernuus

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Lizard's Tail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Saururus cernuus

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Saururus cernuus

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Saururus cernuus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

cernuus Saururus

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Saururus cernuus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Saururus cernuus

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Saururus cernuus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Saururi cernuus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Piperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Saururaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Saururus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Saururus cernuus

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Saururus cernuus

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

Chives and Saururus cernuus Physical Information

Chives and Saururus cernuus physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Saururus cernuus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Saururus cernuus are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Saururus cernuus flower color: White
Saururus cernuus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chives and Saururus cernuus

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