Chives

Sinningia

About Chives and Sinningia

Chives

Sinningia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

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

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

11-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

10-1

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

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (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)▶

25.40 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, Red, Blue Violet

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, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

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

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Tubers

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

20-20-20 amount, High phosphorus, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Citrus leaf miner

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

Coarse

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

Bees, Hummingbirds, pollinators

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, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, 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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Anti-oxidant, Antiviral, hepatoprotective

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

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

Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

SINNINGIA speciosa

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Sinningia, Gloxinia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Sinningia

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Sinningia

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Sinningia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Sinningia

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Sinningia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Sinningia

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Sinningia

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Sinningia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Gesnariaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Sinningia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Sinningia

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Sinningia

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

Chives and Sinningia Physical Information

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

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sinningia flower color: White, Red and Blue Violet
Sinningia leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chives and Sinningia

Care of Chives and Sinningia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Sinningia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sinningia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.