Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)
Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)
Available Spring 2027
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Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.
Allium schoenoprasum, commonly known as chives, is often grown purely for the kitchen, but its pale purple pom-pom flowers put on a wonderful display in summer that deserves equal billing. Tough and hardy, it can be cut back after the first flush to encourage a second wave of flowers. Clumps bulk up quickly and are easily divided.
It works well in a sunny windowbox near the kitchen door or in a herb garden, and makes excellent edging for a well-drained border or path. Its flowers combine beautifully with oranges and reds, such as Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’, as well as whites, pinks and blues.
It thrives in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
Height × Spread: 30cm × 30cm
