Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

What Are Chives? Although they look more like a narrow, round-bladed grass, chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are actually a ...

If you're growing vegetables in your backyard, perhaps it's time to up your game and include something spicy in your harvest from the allium clan of edible bulbs and leaves. All of the following ...

As autumn progresses, garden centers really want to move those familiar spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils. (They won’t keep till next year.) But there are a few compelling reasons gardeners, even ...

Chives contain nutrients that are important for sleep and bone health. Some research has also linked the chemicals in chives and other allium vegetables with anticancer effects. Chives belong to the ...

Mention the word alliums and many of us will instantly think of the many different edible members of the onion family, from chives (Allium schoenoprasum), leeks (Allium ampeloprasum) and garlic ...

My first article was on chives, published in the Midland Daily News back in October 2002. I am including some additional recipes you may enjoy. Chives are an incredibly easy perennial herb to grow, ...

A CROSS between a tetraploid giant form of Allium Schoenoprasum, L. (2n = 32) and common diploid chive (2n = 16) gave a triploid F1 (2n = 24). These F1 plants were all completely self-sterile ; but in ...

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