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Organic garden chives

Name: Organic garden chives
Brand: Les jardins de l'écoumène
SKU: ECOU-SEMENCES
Price: 4.49 CAD
Availability: InStock

Latin name Allium schoenoprasum

Quantity per packet About 100 seeds

Product information

Product
identification

Latin nameAllium schoenoprasum

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

TypeHerb

CyclePerennial

Quantity per packAbout 100 seeds

Code produitJAREC-0066

Product
description

Organic garden chives are an indispensable aromatic perennial, elegant, bountiful, and incredibly easy to cultivate. With their hollow, tubular, slightly bluish leaves, Allium schoenoprasum forms beautiful dense clumps that add structure and freshness to flowerbeds, vegetable gardens, and containers. Its delicate flavor, a cross between garlic and onion, subtly enhances dishes without overpowering other flavors, making it a valuable everyday herb. Throughout the season, its clumps consistently regenerate, offering regular harvests always at hand for cooking. Its purple blossoms also attract pollinators, adding a vibrant and ecological dimension to the garden that is particularly welcome. Hardy and reliable, it returns year after year, tolerating cold climates well while also adapting to pot cultivation on a balcony or near the house. Easy to grow in well-drained soil and good light, it is suitable for both beginner gardeners and seasoned herb enthusiasts. It is a modest, beautiful, and very useful aromatic plant, perfect for combining abundance, flavor, and sustainability in one space.

Sowing
guide

Sowing periodMarch to June

Sowing depth0.2 in (0.5 cm)

Germination temperature18 to 22°C (64 to 72°F)

Germination time10 to 21 days

Soil
and care

ExposureSun

Soil

Well drained

Watering

Moderate

Container
growing

true

Bloom,
harvest
and garden

Garden use

Salad, sauce, omelette, dressing, pollinators

Bloom period

May to July

Harvest

90 days after sowing

Size
and facts

Height30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 in.)

Spread20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 in)

Planting
partners

Good companions

Carrots, tomatoes, celery

Avoid planting with

Beans, peas

The availability of our seeds varies depending on seasonal availability, production schedules and supplier inventory. Certain varieties may only be offered for a limited time based on their natural growth cycle, sowing period or available stock. These product pages are designed to help and inspire gardeners in choosing the right seeds for vegetable gardens, flower beds, pollinator gardens, container growing, naturalization projects and sustainable outdoor spaces.