Sweetbay

Chives

About Sweetbay and Chives

Sweetbay

Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Cherry laurel, California Bay Laurel, Spotted laurel

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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300.00 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange Red

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan, Silver

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, occasional watering once established

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

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Rust, Scab

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Nausea, wheezing

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Cancer, Diarrhea, Emollient, Migraines, Oral health, treating poison ivy

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaf Stalks, Stem

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Shade Trees

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Laurus nobilis

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

7.2 Common Name

Sweetbay

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

Laurus nobilis

Chives

7.2.2 In German

Echter Lorbeer

Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

Laurus nobilis

Ciboulette

7.2.4 In Spanish

Laurus nobilis

Cebollino

7.2.5 In Greek

Laurus nobilis

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Loureiro

Cebolinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Wawrzyn szlachetny

Szczypiorek

7.2.8 In Latin

Laurus nobilis

Sectivi porri

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Magnoliaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Laurus

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Epidendreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweetbay and Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetbay and Chives? We provide you with everything About Sweetbay and Chives. Sweetbay doesn't have thorns and Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetbay does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetbay has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Nausea and wheezing and Chives has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Nausea and wheezing. 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 Sweetbay and Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetbay and Chives

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

Sweetbay and Chives Physical Information

Sweetbay and Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetbay height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Sweetbay and Chives are as follows:

Sweetbay flower color: White and Ivory
Sweetbay leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Silver
Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sweetbay and Chives

Care of Sweetbay and Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetbay pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Sweetbay needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.