Tips at a glance chives have one of the mildest tastes of any members of the onion family and their purple or white pompom flowers add whimsey to a flower border. To cultivate a garden that provides an enjoyable discovery through education, participation, and. Allium schoenoprasum chives plant benefits for health. The purple or white pompom flowers of chives top aromatic stems in summer. Chives, allium schoenoprasum, are perennial herbs in the family liliaceae grown for their leaves which are used as culinary herbs. With a strong onion or garlic scent, they are easy to grow and generally pest and disease free. Diallyl sulfide content and antimicrobial activity against foodborne pathogenic bacteria of chives allium schoenoprasum.
Chives, allium schoenoprasum master gardener program. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. A close relative of garlic, scallions, shallots, and leeks, chives or allium schoenoprasum are a thin, grasslike member of the allium family. Chives allium schoenoprasum, are a member of the onion familyone taste and you will see the family resemblance. As a culinary herb, its scrapes stems and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as a flavoring ingredient in soups, fish, and potato recipes. Allium schoenoprasum chives north carolina extension. Interestingly, allium schoenoprasum is the only allium species native to both new and old worlds. The leaves are flat, not hollow like those of onion chives allium schoenoprasum. Chemical composition of allium schoenoprasum leaves and. Seed needs, common chives herb allium schoenoprasum twin. Get outdoors for some landscaping or spruce up your garden. Allium cepa onion, allium porrum leek, allium sativum garlic, and allium schoenoprasum chive contain organic sulfur compounds that are absorbed through the gastrointestinal gi tract and converted to highly reactive oxidants.
You may also find staroand fine leaved, which have a milder flavour, and forescate, with a slight garlic flavour and pale pink flowers. Plant propagation protocol forallium schoenoprasum var. Chive allium schoenoprasum l is one type of nutritious plant that can be used as an antimicrobial. The strong smell of chives plant can be attributed to a number of sulfur compounds. Plants profile for allium schoenoprasum wild chives. Their close relatives include the common onions, garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and chinese onion. Allium schoenoprasum is a member of the most widely spread species of the genus allium and occurs in a great variety of forms. Chives, allium schoenoprasum, is a species in the lily family. Prized for the delightful onion or garlic flavour of their leaves, chives are a member of the onion family native to europe, asia and north america.
The term chives also refers more specifically to the edible leaves of this plant, which are used as a popular seasoning. Plant profile for allium schoenoprasum forescate giant. Chives is the common name o allium schoenoprasum, the smawest species o the edible ingans. This is a largeflowered selection of common chives. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Allium schoenoprasum growing guide grow chives in the garden. Chives diseases and pests, description, uses, propagation. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of allium schoenoprasum. They are very tender and the entire leaf can be used. Chives are perennials belonging to the onion family. Wild chives, cive, garlic chives, onion grass, schnittlaugh, seithes, seives mediaid. Allium schoenoprasum forescate giantflowered chives. In europe, they have been cultivated since the middle ages, although their usage dates back thousands of years.
Make offer chives common allium schoenoprasum 500 bulk seeds. Allium schoenoprasum forescate forescate chives from. The leaves are edible and have a mild onion flavor. Because the plants grows in clumps, rather than as individual. Circumboreal forb 2050 cm of the central and western upper peninsula. A perennial plant, it is native tae europe, asie an north americae. The usual chives grown as a herb, is the straight species, allium schoenoprasum. Characterization of the mechanical properties of chives allium. Chives is the common name of allium schoenoprasum, an edible species of the allium genus.
Throughout florida, chives may be planted august through march, using either seeds or sets. Allium schoenoprasum chives michigan natural features inventory. 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. Allium schoenoprasum, a species of the genus allium leek in the family alliaceae. Allium schoenoprasum chives, wild chives, flowering onion. A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of europe, asia, and north america. 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 occurs on rocky shorelines and ledges along lake superior north shore highlands subsection and the northfacing rocky ridges above the st. 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. These small bulbous perennials feature attractive, pale lavender, globular flowers and thin, grasslike, dark green leaves which typically grow in clumps up to 1218 inches 3045 cm. This study aims to examine the antimicrobial activity of extracts chive.
The chive plant is a member of the onion family and forms small bulbs from the roots. Some research has also linked the chemicals in chives and other allium. Garlic chives allium tuberosum, also known as chinese chives, are grown for their mildly garlicflavoured leaves and pretty white flowers. The small, bulbous onion like plants grow in clumps. Chives, scientific name allium schoenoprasum, are part of the allium family of vegetables and herbs this family also includes garlic, scallions, onions and leeks chives are the tiniest allium family member and the only species native in both the old and new worlds the botanical name, allium schoenoprasum, derives from the greek meaning reedlike leek. Common chives will produce shoots that grow to a mature height of roughly 18 inches tall. Popularly used to flavor potatoes and salads, chives are not only tasty, but are also attractive as well. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antiinflammatory effects of the extracts from a. The leaves of the plant are tapering, hollow and cylindrical and have a soft texture. Plants profile for allium schoenoprasum sibiricum wild chives. It belongs to the allium vegetable family, which also includes garlic, onions, shallots, and leeks. Allium schoenoprasumhas antimicrobial and antifungal properties and is used to relieve pain from sunburn and sore throat. However, chive sulfur content is lower than that of onion and garlic.
Allium schoenoprasum chives plant have long, slender, hollow and tapering leaves that appear only in spring. Each plant displays fluffy, purple colored flowers atop slender stems shoots. The plant divides freely, forming in time a dense cluster of leaves. Chives, scientifically known as allium schoenoprasum l. It has been cultivated in europe since the middle ages, both for culinary and medicinal purposes, and as long as 4,000 years ago by the chinese. See more ideas about chives plant, plants and allium schoenoprasum. This document is hs581, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas. Use chives in a cottage, herb, or vegetable garden, or in containers. It is a perennial, but the clumps should be divided and reset every 23 years to prevent overcrowding. Plant epidemiology and risk analysis laboratory science and technology plant protection and quarantine animal and plant health inspection service. Request pdf chemical composition of allium schoenoprasum leaves and inhibitory effect of their extract on tumor growth in mice a comprehensive chemical study of the cultivated plant allium.
Tracheophyta magnoliopsida liliaceae allium allium schoenoprasum ecology a bulbous perennial herb found as a native in a range of habitats, usually on thin soils over limestone, serpentine and basic igneous rocks. Pdf effects of beauveria bassiana hypocreales on plant. Grow common chives from freshly harvested allium schoenoprasum herb seeds. Botanical media and picture library for professional garden photography. Chives, scientific name allium schoenoprasum, are an edible species of the genus allium. Pronunciation of allium schoenoprasum with 1 audio pronunciation, 3 synonyms, 2 meanings and more for allium schoenoprasum. English chive derives from latin cepa onion via middle english cyve or cheve, a loan from old french cive. With a subtle oniony flavor, chives have become one of the most widely used garnishes in the world and can be found in most grocery stores and farmers markets. Individually quick frozen product prepared from freshly harvested tubes of the chive plant which are. Chive, generally used in the plural as chives, is the common name for a bulbous, fragrant, herbaceous plant, allium schoenoprasum, which is characterized by slender, hollow leaves and clusters of lavender flowers.
Cooperative extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. Allium schoenoprasum wild chives is a circumboreal species, which occurs in minnesota along the southern margin of its range and is apparently limited to a very specific habitat type. While chives will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions, they prefer slightly acid soil ph 6. Chives, or allium schoenoprasum, contain nutrients that are important for sleep and bone health. Chives allium schoenoprasum are cultivated both for their culinary uses and their ornamental value. Allium schoenoprasum is a herbaceous, bulbous, perennial plant, each bulb producing one or two leaves 8 35cm long and a flowering scape 10 40cm tall.
Allium schoenoprasum chives humboldt botanical garden. Allium schoenoprasum online atlas of the british and. Chives are perennial herbs that are much easier to grow than traditional onions and garlic, with the added benefit of not taking as long between planting and harvest time. It has been cultivated in europe since the middle ages, both for culinary and. It is in leaf from february to december, in flower from june to july, and the seeds ripen from july to august. They have long, slender, hollow leaves which taste mildly of onions and garlic, think mild green onions. Since there have not been many breeding activities concerning chives, there is still a sufficient variation in naturally growing populations, which can be used in breeding. Plants form a low mound of grassy leaves, with rosepurple balls of flowers rising above in late spring.
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