Chives

Watermelon

About Chives and Watermelon

Chives

Watermelon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Herbs

Fruit

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Africa, Southern Africa

Types

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

Cathay Belle Diana Gold Baby Gold Flower Golden Midget Golden Sunrise

Number of Varieties

5001200

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky areas

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-4

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, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Nutrients, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CITRULLUS lanatus 'Moon and Stars'

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Moon and Stars Watermelon, Watermelon

In Hindi

Chives

तरबूज़

In German

Schnittlauch

Wassermelone

In French

Ciboulette

Pastèque

In Spanish

Cebollino

sandía

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

καρπούζι

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

melancia

In Polish

Szczypiorek

arbuz

In Latin

Sectivi porri

PEPO

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Cucurbitales

Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Allium

Citrullus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

31000

1 27800

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Properties of Chives and Watermelon

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

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Season and Care of Chives and Watermelon

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

Chives and Watermelon Physical Information

Chives and Watermelon physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Watermelon height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Chives and Watermelon are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Watermelon flower color: Yellow
Watermelon leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Light Yellow

Care of Chives and Watermelon

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