PlantsHerbs & Teas
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Perennial onion grass for the doorstep
EasyHerbs & TeasEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Leaves Apr–Oct; flowers May
- How it spreads
- Perennial clump
- What to buy
- Plants or divisions.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Divide every few years. Fully hardy in 6a.
If you eat it
Leaves and flowers
Wash. Flowers are edible. Don't confuse with toxic lookalike bulbs you didn't plant.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
