Mild Garlic Flavor
Flat green leaves add a gentle garlic note to everyday cooking.Flat leaves bring a mild garlic flavor.
Chinese Chives Seeds
$5.49
/
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Growing Level
Easy to Grow
Germination
High Germination
Garden Use
Kitchen Gardens
products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable
In stock
Payment & Security
About This Variety
Meet This Variety
Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum), also called garlic chives, are a clump-forming perennial grown for flat leaves with a mild garlic flavor. Established plants can be cut repeatedly through the growing season.
Grow in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. Keep young plants evenly moist, divide crowded clumps as needed, and harvest leaves above the crown so plants can regrow.
A clump-forming perennial herb vegetable with flat, mildly garlicky leaves that can be cut repeatedly once plants are established.
Growing at a Glance
Botanical Name
Allium tuberosum
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moderate
Soil Preference
Fertile and well-drained
Why Gardeners Love It
Repeat Leaf Harvests
Established clumps can regrow after careful cuts above the crown.Established plants regrow after careful cutting.
Perennial Clumps
Clump-forming plants return in suitable climates and divide when crowded.Perennial clumps can return and be divided.
Best Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Moisture Needs
- Moderate
- Soil Preference
- Fertile and well-drained
How to Grow
Prepare
Choose full sun and prepare fertile, weed-free, well-drained soil.
Choose full sun and fertile, well-drained soil.
Sow
Sow shallowly at the spacing and seasonal timing shown on the packet.
Sow shallowly using packet timing and spacing.
Water
Keep the seedbed evenly moist while seedlings establish without saturating it.
Keep seedlings evenly moist, not waterlogged.
Thin
Thin crowded seedlings so clumps have room to develop and receive airflow.
Thin seedlings to give clumps room and airflow.
Harvest
Cut leaves above the crown and allow plants time to regrow between harvests.
Cut above the crown and allow regrowth.
Garden Uses
Kitchen Gardens
Raised Beds
Containers
Edible Landscapes
Recently viewed products
Continue exploring products you've recently viewed.