1 What is
2.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
2.3 Type
2.5 Origin
India
Southern Asia, China
2.8 Types
Not Available
garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,
2.8.2 Number of Varieties
2.10 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds
2.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
3.2 AHS Heat Zone
3.3 Sunset Zone
21,22
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
3.4 Habit
4 Information
4.1 Plant Size
4.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
4.1.3 Minimum Width
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0.1
6350
5.3 Plant Color
5.3.2 Flower Color
5.3.4 Flower Color Modifier
5.3.6 Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Tan, Black
5.3.8 Leaf Color in Spring
5.3.10 Leaf Color in Summer
5.3.12 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
5.3.13 Leaf Color in Winter
5.4 Shape
5.4.1 Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Needle like
5.6 Thorns
7 Season
7.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
7.3 Growing Conditions
7.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.4.2 Growth Rate
7.4.4 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
7.4.6 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
7.4.7 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
7.5.1 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
7.5.3 Repeat Bloomer
7.7 Tolerances
8 Care
8.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
8.3 How to Plant?
8.5 Plant Maintenance
9.2 Watering Plants
9.2.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
9.2.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
9.2.4 In Spring
9.3.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
9.4 Soil
9.4.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
9.4.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
9.4.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
9.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
9.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
9.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Red blotch
9.10 Plant Tolerance
10 Facts
10.1 Flowers
10.1.2 Flower Petal Number
10.2 Fruits
10.2.1 Showy Fruit
10.3.1 Edible Fruit
10.5 Fragrance
10.6.1 Fragrant Flower
10.7.1 Fragrant Fruit
10.8.1 Fragrant Leaf
10.9.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10.11 Showy Foliage
10.14 Showy Bark
11.2 Foliage Texture
11.3 Foliage Sheen
11.4 Evergreen
11.6 Invasive
11.8 Self-Sowing
11.10 Attracts
11.11 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.2.1 Aesthetic Uses
12.2.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.1 Edible Uses
13.2.2 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.3 Plant Benefits
13.3.2 Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive
13.3.4 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Root
13.3.6 Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Used as a moth repellent
13.4 Used As Indoor Plant
14.1 Used As Outdoor Plant
14.4 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
15 Scientific Name
15.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
ALLIUM tuberosum
15.3 Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Chinese Chives
15.3.1 In Hindi
Water Spinach
Chinese Chives
15.4.1 In German
Wasser-Spinat
Knoblauch-Schnittlauch
15.5.1 In French
Épinards d'eau
Ciboule de Chine
15.5.2 In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Allium tuberosum
15.6.1 In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
Chinese Chives
15.7.1 In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
Allium tuberosum
15.8.1 In Polish
Szpinak wodny
Chinese Chives
15.8.2 In Latin
Water Spinach
Chinese Chives
16 Classification
16.1 Kingdom
16.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
16.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
16.4 Order
16.5 Family
16.6 Genus
16.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
16.8 Tribe
16.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
16.10 Number of Species