Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
About it
- Kind
- Herbs · Perennial
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Mature size
- to 15 in × 1 ft
- Blooms
- Apr–May
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 8 in apart, rows 12 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 6 in
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Water
- About every 7 days
When to plant
- Ready
- About 90 days
Based on your last frost date. Outside the US, check local advice.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Chives yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension)
- Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension)
- Horses Listed as a problem for horses (NC State Extension)
- Children No information in our sources
If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Chives yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Allium schoenoprasum L.
- Most facts NC State Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog, horse from the page's "Problem for" listing.
- water frequency days UMN Extension ↗ UMN "Growing herbs in home gardens": garden herbs, "water deeply once per week; soak the soil to 8 inches." General guidance for herbs, not a figure published for this plant.