Chives 'Onion'
Chives 'Onion' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Mildly onion flavoured soft leaves with edible lavender pompom flowers; we won't make scrambled eggs without them! Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas. Onion Chives growing information
Product: Chives 'Onion'
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Allium schoenoprasum
Onion chives are perennial herbs that grow in clumps and are handy for edging garden beds or growing in containers. The mildly onion-flavoured leaves are used in a wide range of dishes, particularly with potatoes, eggs and cheese. The edible lavender pompom flowers are used in salad. Chives have pest repellent qualities and can be under-planted with roses.
Plant type: Perennial, small clumps 20 cm across
Plant height: 20 - 30 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 21°C
Temperate: Spring, summer & autumn
Subtropical: Early autumn to late spring
Tropical: April - May, grow in container
Germination: 10 - 14 days
Depth: 5 mm deep, cover lightly and firm down
Position: Full sun to light shade
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray
Soil type: Rich, well-drained moist soil, 5.5 - 7 pH
Details: In cool temperate areas chives are winter dormant; in subtropical areas cutting back hard during winter will improve vigour; divide clumps every 3 years; prune after summer flowering
Harvest: 50 days; cut early in the morning after dew has dried
*Has edible flowers
*Good for bees