Chives

Chives grace the garden with bright green stems and pinkish-purple pompon blooms -- all of which offer a distinctly mild onion flavor. Versatile and easy-growing, chives thrive in containers and also form an eye-catching edging in planting beds. Place chives with convenient harvest in mind; a pot near the kitchen door keeps garden-fresh flavors close at hand. After chives flower, cut plants to encourage new growth, trimming a portion of the clump at a time. In wintry regions, as the growing season winds down, dig a few bulbs to tuck in a pot for a sunny windowsill indoors.

Light:

Sun, Part Sun

Zones:

3-10

Plant Type:

Perennial, Herb

Plant Height:

8-18 inches tall

Plant Width:

8-12 inches wide

Flower Color:

Pink to lavender globe-shape flowers

Bloom Time:

Pink flowers in mid-spring to early summer

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow