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Flowers. Photo from R.V. Roger |
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Allium schoenoprasum albiflorum (Allium schoenoprasum subsp. schoenoprasum) Allium is the Latin name for 'garlic'. Schoenoprasum comes from the Greek skhoinos for 'sedge' and prason for 'leek'. |
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Common Name |
White Chives (chive derives from the French word cive for 'from' and the Latin word cepa for 'onion') |
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Soil |
Any well-drained soil (Prefers acidic well-drained soil and high fertility - add 3 inch depth of well-rotted compost as a mulch after planting) |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun (Less flowers are produced if grown in part shade) |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist |
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Plant Type |
Herbaceous Bulb. In cold regions, chives die back to the underground bulbs in winter, with the new leaves appearing in early spring. |
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Foliage |
Hollow and tubular, up to 24 inches long and 0.1 inches in diameter, Dark Green |
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Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit |
Pure White Flowers in May-August from tight pale Green buds. Pollinated by bees. |
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Comment |
Widespread in Northern Hemisphere as clumps. Chives are grown for their edible leaves in Woodland garden sunny edges, hedgerows and cultivated beds. "Closely related to common chives, this is a very decorative species producing umbels of up to 30 pure white flowers. Superb addition to any potager or ornamental vegetable garden. Height 30-60cm (12-24")." from R.V. Roger. Sowing instructions from Garden Guides. Available from R.V. Roger , Caths Garden Plants , and Bulbmeister for USA. |
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Flower. Photo from R.V. Roger |
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