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About Chives

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Types

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

Number of Varieties

500
Rank: 19 (Overall)
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Habitat

Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

203.00 cm
Rank: 81 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

88% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Invasive

9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

In Hindi

Chives

In German

Schnittlauch

In French

Ciboulette

In Spanish

Cebollino

In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

In Portuguese

Cebolinha

In Polish

Szczypiorek

In Latin

Sectivi porri

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

3
1 27800
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Properties of Chives

Want to know the properties of Chives? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chives is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash. Chives Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health and Nutrients

  • Part of plant used: Leaves and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Chives Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chives. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chives physical information is as follows: 203.00 cm tall and 15.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
  • Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Chives

Taking Chives Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chives include pruning, which should be done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Chives

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chives is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Chives is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 500 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives. This plant's habitat is Rocky areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.