Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
- Size
- 0.3 m tall, 0.3 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- May to June
- Edging a bed or a path
- In a pot
- Bees and butterflies
- Good for pollinators
- Edible fruit
Safety
- Can upset a dog that chews it.
- Can upset a cat that chews it.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.3 m tall, 0.3 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Soil
- loam, sand
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- May to June
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Can cause illness · Cats: Can cause illness
- Worth knowing
- Edible
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