Easy to grow, low maintenance, and cold hardy to Zone 3, this ornamental chive mix of small bulbous perennials form dense clumps of blue-green tubular foliage. The plant flowers in clusters of pink, white, and lavender blooms that can be used as a garnish. It is self-seeding, if not dead-headed, and easily divided.
An excellent kitchen herb and pollinator plant, attracting bees and butterflies, chives have multiple uses. Of course, it can be grown in herb, vegetable, and pollinator gardens, but it can also be grown ornamentally in pots or in mass or group plantings. No matter where you plant it, it's always harvestable as a culinary herb.
Uses: Kitchen Herb, Border, Pollinator Garden, Mass Planting
Genus | Allium |
Species | schoenoprasum |
Variety | Ornamental One Mix |
Item Form | 1-Quart |
Zone | 3 - 9 |
Bloom Start to End | Late Spring - Late Summer |
Habit | Upright |
Height | 12 in |
Width | 8 in |
Additional Characteristics | Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Herbs |
Bloom Color | Light Purple, Multi-Color, Pink, White |
Foliage Color | Blue Green |
Light Requirements | Full Sun, Part Shade |
Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
Resistance | Cold Hardy, Deer Resistance |
Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Ornamental |
Restrictions | *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following: Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Washington |