Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Herbs
Its grass-like foliage and pale, rounded umbels of Summer flowers make chives an appealing plant not only for use as a culinary herb, but also as an ornamental. Its resilience to heat and dryness makes it easy to grow, but also necessitates some care that it doesn't become invasive.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Allium schoenoprasum Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Allium schoenoprasum |
| Common Name: | chives |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | perennials, beds & borders, herbs |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | upright, curved |
| Height: | 12 inches |
| Spread: | 6 - 10 inches |
| Foliage: | dense vegetative clump of long, round, grass-like, hollow leaves fine-textured foliage |
| Flower: | flowers are pale purple or white round-headed umbels |
| Bloom Period: | Summer |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | light shade |
| Water: | low water requirement |
| Soil: | well-drained |
| Heat Tolerance: | high heat tolerance |
| USDA Zone: | zones 4 - 10 |
| Native Range: | Balkans Turkey |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | deadhead after blooms to prevent self-seeding self sowing habit can make it invasive propagation by division or seed |
| Additional Notes: | plant is both ornamental and used for cooking attributed to lowering blood pressure and combating anemia for culinary use, snip only the tips and air dry to preserve |
TTU Plant Resources
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