Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Fruit
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia
Europe, Mediterranean
Types
Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives
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Number of Varieties
5002
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Open Forest, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
203.00 cm460.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm460.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
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Flower Color Modifier
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Fruit Color
Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Round
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
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Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
ALLIUM schoenoprasum
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
Common Name
Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
In Hindi
Chives
जामुन
In German
Schnittlauch
Zwetschgen
In French
Ciboulette
prune de Damas
In Spanish
Cebollino
ciruela ciruela
In Greek
βολβοί φαγώσιμοι
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
In Portuguese
Cebolinha
damson ameixa
In Polish
Szczypiorek
mirabelki
In Latin
Sectivi porri
damson plum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Allium
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Allioideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
3400
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27800
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