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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 19

Habitat
Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9

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 81

Minimum Width
15.20 cm 100

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
No

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
No

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
Yes

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
Yes

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
-

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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