| Type: |
Vegetable |
| Seed #: |
382 |
| Common Name: |
Garlic Chives |
| Latin Name: |
allium schoenoprasum |
| Variety: |
Culinary |
| Colour: |
Green |
| Temperature: |
15C - 20C (59F - 68F) (Zone 2) |
| Blooms: |
90 days |
| Site: |
Full Sun Part Shade |
| Height: |
20cm - 30cm (8" - 12") |
| Spread: |
25cm - 30cm (10" - 12") |
| Quantity: |
125 Seeds |
Price: |
$2.99  |
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Attracts
Butterflies |
Deer
Resistant |
Scented
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Notes: This perennial herb is similar to flowering chives but has flat leaves and a great medium garlic flavour. Flowers are extremely tasty and can be used for dried arrangements. Once you have them you find it's a fantastic mild garlic flavour that adds just the right touch to any dish where garlic is required. A delight to any garden or salad.
Instructions: Direct seed at 2 mm deep. Chives will grow in ordinary garden soil and are best sown in groups to aid with the clumping effect. Beds should be replanted every 3 to 4 years and beyond weeding between the clumps no extra care is needed. Chives can be eaten at any stage, including the flowers.
Habitat: Plant in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil with good organic content.
History: Native to Asia Europe and North America and has been cultivated for over 5000 years.
Medicinal: Chives are rich in vitamin A and C, calcium, iron and contain trace amounts of sulphur.
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