Botanical Name: Common Names:
Allium schoenoprasum Chives,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Herbs & Vegetables, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Small herbaceous perennial, commonly known as chives has upright grass-like foliage and round mauve flowers from late Spring. Foliage and flowers are edible. Suitable for most gardens or plant in a container. Great for adding to salads, casseroles, dips, sauces and many other culinary dishes.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed
Family Name: Origin:
Alliaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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