herb variety
Common Chives
Chives · Allium schoenoprasum
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 3a–8a
- Days to harvest
- 60 to 80
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- perennial
At a glance
Mild oniony flavor; thin tubular green leaves with edible purple flowers. Garnish, baked potatoes, omelettes, fresh on soups. The home-garden classic, divides indefinitely.
Growing Common Chives
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Common Chives by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other chives varieties
1 sibling cultivar profiled on ZonePlant.
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Common Chives chives grow in?
Common Chives grows in USDA zones 3a through 8a.
- How does Common Chives compare to other chives varieties?
Common Chives is one of 2 chives varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full chives variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Allium schoenoprasum subsp. schoenoprasum - Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07940", by Daderot, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC0 Source.
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