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Botanical Name: Allium tuberosum
Common Name: Chives
Hardiness: Zone 3-9
Exposure: Full sun/Partial shade
Bloom Time:
Flower Colours: White
Foliage:
Height: 12-18 inches
Spread: 12-15 inches
Soil Type: Rich well drained
Moisture: Average
Care Level: Easy
Garlic Chives

General Description:
Chives are the most delicate member of the onion family. Chopped leaves offer subtle flavor to salads, soups, vegetables, fish, meat, omelettes and cheese dishes. Flowers make attractive garnish for salads. Although humans enjoy it, insects stay away in droves. Garlic Chives is a flat leaved variety which is an irresistable combination of garlic and chives. Showy white flowers. Chives are perennial and come back every year, but are not invasive. Versatile uses: Potted, fresh, edible, medicinal, garden edging

Care and Maintenance:
Easy to grow. For large mild chives water often; for smaller more intensely flavored water less frequently. May be overwintered indoors in sunny window.

Uses & Features:
Soups
Salads
Vegetables
Omelettes
Cheese dishes
Varieties Available:
Garlic