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Allium schoenoprasum
Chives
Origin: Europe, Asia and North America.
Mike's
Opinion
"
A plant most of us know as a dressing that along with sour cream tops our baked potatoes. Attractive in bloom and forms a fresh clump of foliage in the garden but can become a bit of a landscape thug since it spreads rapidly. That said no garden should be without a small clump close to the kitchen. Seedlings are easily removed from the garden except where they seed themselves amongst the cracks in the sidewalks.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Allium |
| Species |
| schoenoprasum |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials, Weeds |
| Synonyms |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 8b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -32 -(-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -25 - 20 |
| Height |
| 30–50 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 cm |
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Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are hollow and tubular, up to 50 cm long, and 2–3 mm in diameter. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are pale purple, and star-shaped with six tepals, 1–2 cm wide, and produced in a dense inflorescence of 10-30 together; before opening, the inflorescence is surrounded by a papery bract. |
| Fruit Description |
| The seeds are produced in a small three-valved capsule, maturing in summer. |
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