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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

  • Common name

    Chives

  • Botanical name

    Allium schoenoprasum

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 8 (10°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    12" (31 cm)

  • Habit

    Clumping

  • Feed

    In spring

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Time

    Summer

  • 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