Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Herbs & Spices Difficulty: Very Easy
📖 About this plant
Perennial herb producing hollow, grass-like leaves with mild onion flavor and pink-purple pom-pom flowers. Edible flowers make attractive garnishes; very cold-hardy.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Every 2-3 days
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Humidity
Moderate (40-60%)
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Temperature
10-25°C
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Soil
Well-draining, fertile loam (pH 6.0-7.0)
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Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly during growing season; compost in spring
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Europe, Asia, and North America
- 📏 Max height
- 30-45 cm (12-18 inches)
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Pink, Purple
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans. All members of the Allium genus are toxic to dogs and cats — can cause anemia, vomiting, and weakness.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Division of clumps every 3-4 years; seed sowing in spring
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to humans. All members of the Allium genus are toxic to dogs and cats — can cause anemia, vomiting, and weakness.
Common issues
- Downy mildew in humid conditions, Thrips, Root rot from overwatering, Bulb division needed every 3-4 years
💡 Care tips
- Perennial that returns year after year,Snip with scissors leaving 2 inches above soil,Pretty purple edible flowers attract pollinators,Divide clumps every 3 years to maintain vigor
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