Name: Wild Chives, Chive, Chive garlic, Rush Leeks
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 55-9PT
Price: 5.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Wild Chives, Chive, Chive garlic, Rush Leeks

Allium schoenoprasum

This ornamental grass forms a graceful clump is valued for its texture, movement, and four-season presence in the mixed border or mass planting.

Bold foliage provides strong textural contrast in the mixed border from spring through winter.
Flower heads add a secondary layer of ornament through summer and autumn.
Leave stems standing through winter for wildlife value and structural interest; cut back hard to 10–15 cm in early spring.
Best in full sun to partial shade to full shade with moist, average, dry, well-drained soil.

Size

9 cm Potted

1 litre

50 plugs per tray

$5.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Well-drained, Moist, Dry, Average

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

2 – 2

Mature Height (meters)

0.3 – 0.6

Mature Spread (meters)

0.3 – 0.6

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Purple

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Border, Rock garden

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Dependable, very drought tolerant plant, self-seeding freely. Prune spent flowers back to promote fresh growth and contain seeding. Does best in full sun.

Notes

Native to Ontarioand much of North America. Due to its high sulphur content, the foliage of chives is repulsive to insects. Farmers are known to plant chives as border plants or between rocks to protect their crops from pests. The flowers can be used as a garnish in culinary dishes. Chives do not lose their taste or texture when frozen. The juice from the leaves is used to fight fungal infections.