Detailed Information About Chives

Name

Family: 

Amaryllidaceae

Scientific: 

Allium schoenoprasum

Plant Type: 

herbaceous

Plant Characteristics

Height: 

1-1.5

Width: 

1-1.5

Bloom Time: 

April-May

Bloom Colour: 

pink

purple

Native/Non-native: 

non-native

Life Cycle: 

perennial

Habitat Characteristic

Purpose/Use: 

herb

Soil Moisture: 

moist

Light Preference: 

sun

part shade

Agricultural Value: 

crop