Chives

Allium schoenoprasum Amaryllidaceae

Other names

Chive, Cive, Schnittlauch

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Asia, Europe, North America

Biocultural value

Leaves yield dyes of colorfast yellows and yellow-greens on natural fibers.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Parks's Seed Co, Bluestone Perennials

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

food, notable texture, fragrance, other ethnobotanical uses