Chives Chives, the common culinary herb, is Allium schoenoprasum. The species has the widest distribution of any Allium species, and is the only one to be found both in the European and Asian continents as well as in North America. But few people realize how wildly variable this species is. Allium schoenoprasum L. is the species known as chives. It has a wide distribution in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The range of chive forms provides a constant source of interest for this single species. The first photo by Andrey Dedov is of a mountain growing form from the Altai Region in Central Asia.
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum 'Curly Mauve' is an easy to grow broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber or herb with blue and green foliage and silver and lavender flowers in spring and summer. It can grow 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall. It contributes grassy texture to the garden. Attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. 'Album' is a white flowered form 'Curly Mauve' has prostrate foliage that curls in different directions and has gray-lavender flowers held erect above the short curled foliage. 'Forescate' is larger than the species, growing 18-20″ tall and with larger, brighter flowers. Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) is an easy-to-grow, grass-like perennial herb in the same family as onion and garlic. It has a mild onion flavor that tastes great in salads or as a soup garnish. The attractive edible purple flowers also make it an interesting garden plant and garnish. Chives attracts bees and other pollinators at the same time it. Allium schoenoprasum 'Curly Mauve' offers a more ornamental take on the garden chive emerging with prostrate, curly leaves lifting into a Medusa-like swirl of twisting, blue-grey leaves before sending up pom poms of silvery lavender flowers. A choice addition to the herb garden as well as a strongly ornamental and effective companion to plants.
Allium schoenoprasum 'Curly Mauve' helga.ee
Chives. Chives, Allium schoenoprasum, is a species in the lily family (Liliaceae) that is native to Europe and Asia (and possibly North America, but there is some dissention on whether it is truly native or naturalized there). It has been cultivated in Europe since the Middle Ages, both for culinary and medicinal purposes, and as long as 4,000. Botanical details Family Amaryllidaceae Native to the UK No Potentially harmful Genus Allium Genus description Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem Name status Accepted Advertise here Cultivated for its culinary uses and ornamental garden appeal, Allium schoenoprasum (Chives) is a small bulbous perennial forming a dense clump of thin, narrowly cylindrical, grass-like, dark green leaves. In late spring to early summer, attractive, pale lavender, rounded umbels are borne on erect stems atop the foliage. Plant number: 1.032.190 One of the classic French herbs, the leaves are harvested anytime in the season, popular for cooking or as a garnish. Pretty mauve flowers appear in late spring, which are also edible in salads. This plant does double duty in the perennial or herb garden, or in containers. Flowers are excellent for cutting, fresh or dried.
Allium schoenoprasum 'Curly Mauve' finolistni drobnjak
Allium schoenoprasum Curly Mauve. SKU: 10251 Category: Allium - perennial Allium. Recent Posts. Veronica hybrid Plumosa Series; Veronica Hybrid Blue Mountains®. im_Curly_Mauve2. im_Curly_Mauve2 Allium schoenoprasum 'Curly Mauve' Photo by Mark McDonough Allium schoenoprasum 'Curly Mauve' is one of my favorite chive cultivars. I've grown a number of forms. morning, the clumps appear as blue-gray fountains of curled foliage. Intriguing!
Allium schoenoprasum, commonly called chives, is a small bulbous perennial which iscommonly used as a culinary herb to impart mild onion flavor to many foods, including salads, soups, vegetables and sauces. Plants also have good ornamental value. Features thin, tubular, grass-like, dark green leaves which typically grow in dense clumps to 12". Submitted by Barstow on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 01:57. Re: Allium 2011. My experience is that seed of Allium cepa and fistulosum vegetable cultivars remains viable for 2-3 years, longer than the oft-quoted 1 year, at least under my storage conditions (cool cellar - 2-3C in winter and maybe up to 15C in summer).
Online Plant Guide Allium schoenoprasum / Chives
Chives scientifically known as Allium schoenoprasum are bulbous hardy perennial plants of the genus Allium in the Liliaceae, or Lily family, cultivated for their onion or garlic-flavored leaves and for their attractive and edible flower heads, rather than for their bulbs as with most other Alliums.The term chives is said to be derived from the Latin cepa, meaning onion. Chives Chives, the common culinary herb, is Allium schoenoprasum. The species has the widest distribution of any Allium species, and is the only one to be found both in the European and Asian continents as well as in North America. But few people realize how wildly variable this species is.
