Herbs – Chives – Common

4012 Allium schoenoprasum

Perennial. 90 days.

The first sign of spring in the herb garden! Chives poke their stalks out of cool soil well before you think anything might start growing. The pretty purple flowers are also edible and add hints of onion flavour to food.
Chive blossoms attract all kinds of bees, and the plants repel aphids.
Sow as soon as the ground can be worked. Its clumps spread easily.