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Chives
Also known as onion chives, the beautiful flowers and foliage of this plant have a distinctive mild onion flavor. Fresh leaves add zest to soups, salads, eggs or sour cream, or use whole blossoms for a novel herb vinegar. Attractive in the herb or cutting garden and a good companion plant for roses.
Companion Plants
Beard-Tongue
Candytuft
Salvia
Plant Details
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Common name
Chives
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Botanical name
Allium schoenoprasum
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Variety
na
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Zone
USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 8 (10°F).
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Light
Sun
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Height
12" (31 cm)
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Habit
Clumping
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Feed
In spring
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Water
Weekly during dry spells
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Bloom Time
Summer
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Maintenance
Divide every 3 to 5 years
This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:
- Aldon B.'s collection
- Bob T.'s collection
- Carl J.'s collection
- Felicity T.'s collection
- Fish Seasonings Collection
- French Fine Herbes Collection
- German Herb Collection
- Kevin E.'s collection
- Marinade Herb Collection
- Olga W.'s collection
- Poultry Seasonings Collection
- Quiana L.'s collection
- Tim Y.'s collection
- Viniagrette Herb Collection
- Ward C.'s collection