Chives | Chives Plant

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

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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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Minimum Width

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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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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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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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

Beauty Benefits

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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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

1 27800

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