PlantSale Plant care guide

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum · Amaryllidaceae

Grassy, hollow leaves with a mild onion flavour and pretty pink pompom flowers the bees adore. A clumping perennial that's snip-and-come-again all season.

At a glance

Habit: Herb & Vegetable
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Moderate Water
Climate: Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 0.3 m H
Foliage: Aromatic Foliage
Growth rate: Moderate Growth
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Edible / Productive
Pots & Containers
Bee & Pollinator
Toxic to Pets

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: beginner
Sowing depth: 6 mm
Method: Direct sow where it is to grow
Germination: 10-21 days
Best sown in: spring, autumn
Seed storage life: 2 years