Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Vegetable
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Number of Varieties
5005
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12*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, H2, 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
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
203.00 cm2.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm24.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Red, Green, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
White, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Purple, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
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
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes
Aphids
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
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
ALLIUM schoenoprasum
BASELLA alba
Common Name
Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
In Hindi
Chives
पोई
In German
Schnittlauch
Malabarspinat
In French
Ciboulette
L’épinard de Malabar
In Spanish
Cebollino
espinaca de Malabar
In Greek
βολβοί φαγώσιμοι
Malabar Σπανάκι
In Portuguese
Cebolinha
Malabar espinafre
In Polish
Szczypiorek
Szpinak Malabar
In Latin
Sectivi porri
Spinach Malabar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Basellaceae
Genus
Allium
Basella
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Allioideae
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Number of Species
360
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27800
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