| Chives | |
| Ornamental Onion |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
| Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower Time: | Fall Year Round |
| Inflorescence Type: | Cyme |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Cu (Copper) Na (Sodium) I (Iodine) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Fire Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light: 41s ad-y7 Stratify seeds: nih 14c/ Scarify seeds Sow in situ: ealeh ilS2w.e - dessTdef e1cnhne lstl.hissngi n Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Crowns |
| Pollinators: | Self Other Beetles Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots Prefers to be under-potted |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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