Chives
(Allium schoenoprasum)

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Other common names: Wild Chives

Family: Lily Family (Liliaceae)

Flowers: Summer;  Red/Pink

Uses: Edible, tastes like onions.

Edible: Yes, this is the usual chives that is grown in gardens.

Native/Non-native: Non-Native

Notes: This is the common garden-grown Chives. It occasionally escapes from cultivation and can be found growing wild.

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A single flowering stalk of Chives.

Chives flower head.

A clump of Chives in a garden.

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