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Sign up freeAllium schoenoprasum
herb
Bees
Bumblebees
ButterfliesHardy perennial in the onion family. Returns year after year, multiplying by division. Snip leaves with scissors as needed. Edible purple flowers in early summer; vinegar steeped with them turns pink.
🐛 Prone to: Thrips.
Attract Minute pirate bugs, Hoverflies, Lacewings to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Well-draining loam or sandy soil, fertile, pH 6.0-7.0. Tolerates poor soil but prefers consistent moisture.
Allium ursinum
herbA fellow Amaryllidaceae — similar growing habits to Chives
