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Chives allium schoenoprasum
This is the most common variety of chives and it is a hardy perennial plant growing 30 cm in height. The leaves of these chives are green and cylindrical. Purple globular flowers adorn these chives all summer.
Chinese Chives allium tuberosum
These chives have a mild sweet garlic flavour and a tuberous root. The leaves of the chives are green and flat and the chive plant has white starry-like flowers during the summer.
Chives are very easy to grow and make a wonderful addition to the herb garden but equally, chives can be used as border plants and will create a very attractive feature, especially when the chives flower with pink in the summer.
* Chives are easy to cultivate from seed but do need a temperature of 19 deg for the seed to germinate.
* If sowing chives outside, wait for warmer weather in late spring, as the soil needs to be warm for seeds of chives to germinate.
* Chives need moist, rich and well-drained soil but chives will tolerate a poorer soil.
* When planting out, chives will need a sunny or partially shady position in the garden.
* Chives should be transplanted or thinned to 15 cm apart. Water the chives in dry spells otherwise the leaves will turn yellow and die.
* Once the chives start to come into bud, remove these stems to ensure a better crop of chives. This will also maintain the flavour of the chives.
* To grow chives in the winter, dig up a clump of chives in the autumn, replant in good, moist soil and keep the chives somewhere warm and light.
Regarsd
Ashwini
