Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia
China, Japan
Types
Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives
Diospyros kaki
Number of Varieties
500200
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Damp forests, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-96-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
10-7
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
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
203.00 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
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
Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Prune central stem
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
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
Nausea, Swelling in the face
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients
Diarrhea, Increase fiber amount, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
ALLIUM schoenoprasum
DIOSPYROS kaki 'Fuyu'
Common Name
Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives
Asian Persimmon, Fuyu Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki
In Hindi
Chives
Kaki
In German
Schnittlauch
Kaki
In French
Ciboulette
Plaqueminier
In Spanish
Cebollino
Diospyros kaki
In Greek
βολβοί φαγώσιμοι
Kaki
In Portuguese
Cebolinha
Kaki
In Polish
Szczypiorek
Hurma wschodnia
In Latin
Sectivi porri
Kaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Ebenales
Family
Liliaceae
Ebenaceae
Genus
Allium
Diospyros
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Allioideae
-
Number of Species
3200
1
27800
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