Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1-1.5 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect purple blooms in spring. It attracts pollinators, stands up well to black walnut, deer and drought.

USDA zones

4-8

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

1-1.5 ft × 1-1.5 ft

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Bloom color

Purple

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Pollinators

Tough against

Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Humidity, Wet soil

Native to

Temperate Northern Hemisphere