Start growing
Very easy to grow. Clumps expand over time. Full sun to partial shade.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Chives Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Allium schoenoprasum
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Chives care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Allium schoenoprasum
- Common names
- Common Chives
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Species
- A. schoenoprasum
Growing with your kit
Watch the first tiny 'hooks' of chive seedlings emerge in your Seeds In A Cup® kit—a classic botanical stage.
Propagation
By seed or division of clumps.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Harvest leaves continuously from spring through fall.
Growing conditions
Sunny meadows, rocky slopes, and moist banks.
Weather & tolerances
Extremely frost hardy; survives sub-zero winters easily.
Pests & plant health
Onion thrips; generally very resistant to most pests.
Plant safety
Safe for humans; toxic to cats and dogs.
Botanical features
A perennial bulbous plant with hollow, grass-like leaves and purple pom-pom flowers.
Varieties
‘Staro’, ‘Forescate’.
Garden & everyday uses
Culinary garnishing with a mild onion flavor. Edible purple flowers
Native range & distribution
Native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Conservation
Widespread and secure.
Name origins
Latin ‘cepa’ (onion), through Old French ‘cive’.
History
Grown in Chinese gardens for over 5,000 years; once hung in houses to ward off evil.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to chives.
Seed Germination Kit
Chives Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 10.99
100 in stock
Allium schoenoprasum
10-14 daysView kit →
THE GROWING CONVERSATION
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