Chives

Form: herb
Seasonality: perennial
Size: to 2 feet high
Flowers: clusters of rose purple, clover like, on top of thin grass like stems in spring. flowers have a scent of violets
Fruit: seed
Trunks: N/A
Stems: leaves look like grass, but are hollow in cross section
Range/Origin:
Hardiness: Sunset; Zones 1 - 24, H1, H2

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• use as edging in border
• herb garden
• containers

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun to light shade
• Water: regular water during growth and bloom
• Soil: well drained and sandy that is enriched with organic matter
  
• Propagation: seed; bulblets, plant as deep as bulb height
• Maintenance: normal garden chores; when clump is crowded, divide and replant

NOTES: The leaves have a mild garlic flavor, are useful in salads and cooked dishes

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This page compiled for the Moody Demonstration Garden by D. Post Mar 2005
Sunset Western Garden Book; Sunset Books Inc.; Menlo Park, CA 94025, 6th ed.

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