Alliacées • Allium schoenoprasum

Garden chives - Organic

Slender green stems that faithfully regrow, marking the return of sunny days to the garden.

$4.49

Number of seeds 100 seeds

Garden chives are an essential perennial plant, prized for their simplicity, hardiness, and abundance. They quickly form dense clumps of fine, cylindrical, bright green leaves, which regrow continuously when harvested regularly.

In spring, it's among the first to emerge in the vegetable garden, heralding the start of the season. In early summer, pretty, spherical, mauve-pink flowers appear, adding an ornamental touch while attracting pollinators. These flowers, like the leaves, are edible and bring a delicate note to dishes.

In the garden, chives are very tolerant. They adapt well to vegetable gardens, flower beds, borders, and container gardening. Undemanding, they do, however, appreciate cool, well-drained soil to reach their full potential. Once established, they can remain in place for several years without losing quality.

• Sowing: Easy germination

• Cultivation: Easy plant to grow

• Growing season: Cool to temperate season

• Growth: Summer growth

Note: Harvest regularly to stimulate regrowth and avoid premature flowering if you want to prioritize the leaves.

Chives are one of the most widely used herbs in cooking. Their fresh leaves delicately enhance salads, omelets, sauces, fresh cheeses, and potato dishes. They are always best used raw or added at the end of cooking to preserve their aroma.

Long present in European gardens, it embodies simple, fresh and seasonal cuisine, where a few sprigs are enough to transform a dish.