General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Flowers: Other
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Flower Time: Spring
Year Round
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cooked greens
Eating Methods: Fermented
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Mg (Magnesium)
Mn (Manganese)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light: i1hn4/ c
Depth to plant seed
Seeds are hydrophilic
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Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other
Pollinators: Wasps
Moths and Butterflies
Bats
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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Common names
  • Chives
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Allium schoenoprasum
  • Synonym: Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum
Comments:
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