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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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
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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)
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
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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
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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
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88% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Invasive
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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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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
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48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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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
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