Chinese chives

Chinese chives

Allium tuberosum

Allium
Amaryllidaceae
Edibles & Herbs
Zone 510
🌱 Beginner Friendly
🏠 Indoor

Chinese chives are easy-care perennial herbs that grow well in containers or garden beds with moderate watering and partial to full sun. Harvest leaves regularly by cutting them a few inches above the base to encourage vigorous regrowth. They are cold-hardy, self-seeding, and produce attractive white flowers that pollinators love.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

6

Watering Schedule

Every 5-7 Days • Water Moderately, Keeping Soil Evenly Moist But Allowing The Top Inch To Dry Between Waterings

Temperature

-20°90°F

Mature Spread

up to 18

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama
Assam
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Cambodia
Caroline Is.
China North-Central
Comoros
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Iowa
Japan
Kansas
Korea
Masachusettes
Myanmar
Nauru
Nebraska

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
🐝 Moths
Safety & Use
🍳 Culinary
⚕ Medicinal

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Oct 12, 2022 by Mario Socciarelli (cc-by-sa)

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