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Potted Chive Plant - Description
- Potted Chives Plant
- Allium Schoenoprasum
- Culinary Herb & Flowering Plant
- Colour: Purple / Light Blue Flowers
- Edible Herb
- Potted Plant
- Current Size: 20cm
- Pot Size: 9cm Pot
Potted Chive Plant - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit: Clump forming
- Long slender stems
- Deep green in colour
- Fully grown size (H x S): 30cm x 30cm
- Fast growth rate
- Flower Colour: Purple / Blue
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Sow: All year around
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
Potted Chive Plant - Uses
- Both ornamental & culinary uses
- Herbal plant: For culinary use
- Perfect in stuffings & sauces
- Ideal for light dishes such as salads, soups and omelettes
- Ideal in a Mediterranean style garden
- Some great companion plants including pink flowering Thyme, Lavenders, Rosemary & Sage
Potted Chive Plant - Planting Instructions
- Ensure soil is moist before planting
- Prefers moist, rich, free draining soils
- Spacing: 50cm apart
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Water again after planting
- Clumps can be divided to propagate new plants