Terrific for Cooking, and a Great Guardian in the Garden!
Repels many pests that attack other plants!
Genus: Allium
Species: schoenoprasum
Item Form: (P)Pkt of 100 seeds
Zone: 3 – 9
Bloom Start to End: Late Spring
Days to Maturity: 80
Habit: Upright
Seeds Per Pack: 100
Plant Width: 8 in – 12 in
Additional Characteristics: Bloom First Year,Butterfly Lovers,Certified Organic,Cut-and-Come-Again,Direct Sow,Easy Care Plants,Edible,Flower,Fragrance,Herbs,Indoor Growing,Pest Fighter,Pruning Recommended,Rose Companions
Bloom Color: Dark Pink
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Harvest Season: Early Fall,Early Summer,Late Spring,Late Summer,Mid Spring,Mid Summer
Light Requirements: Full Sun,Part Shade
Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Cold Hardy,Disease Resistant,Heat Tolerant,Humidity Tolerant,Pest Resistant
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy,Sandy
Uses: Beds,Border,Containers,Cuisine,Foliage Interest,Outdoor
(P)?Pkt of 100 seeds
80 days from sowing seeds.
Now available as Certified Organic seed, this must-have kitchen herb is perfect for almost any savory dish. Snip the leaves in bunches at the base of the plant, then chop and use fresh or freeze for year-round use. The flowers can also be used for an even milder onion flavor – they look gorgeous in salads, and have that irresistible peppery onion aroma!
Chives are pretty enough to be used ornamentally as well as in cuisine. They make fine companions to roses, keeping away many destructive pests with their strong scent while beautifying the garden with their large ball of lavender-pink blooms. They are a good “guard” for any plant that needs a little muscle to keep out nibbling visitors!
And chives are perennial from one end of the country to the other. Direct-sow the seeds anytime from spring through summer, placing several seeds together in the planting hole. The slender green shoots will appear within a few weeks, and be ready for harvest in about 3 months.
Chives rewards you with long-lived plants that set lovely blooms, offer good garden protection, and can be snipped as needed for cuisine. We are confident that it will become one of your favorites for herb, vegetable, and flower garden! Zones 3-9. Pkt is 100 seeds.
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