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Chives

Allium angulosum

Also called Mouse garlic, Wild chives

Chives
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5

Allium angulosum, called mouse garlic or wild chives, is a hardy perennial bulb from central Europe and northern Asia, grown as an ornamental and kitchen herb. It is easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil, and returns each year from its bulbs.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during growth and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist but well-drained garden soil or loam, tolerant of a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to about -30 °C; grows best in cool to warm temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. Europe to Siberia
Climate
temperate

About

Allium angulosum, the mouse garlic, is a species of garlic native to a wide region of central Europe and northern Asia, from France and Italy to Siberia and Kazakhstan.

Allium angulosum is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Bulbs are narrow and elongated, about 5 mm in diameter. The plant produces a hemispherical umbel of small pink flowers on long pedicels.

Uses

Allium angulosum is cultivated as an ornamental and also as an herb for kitchen gardens. Bulbs and leaves are edible cooked or in salads. There are, however, some reports of being toxic in large quantities.

Other Allium plants

South Idaho onion · Abrams' allium · Allium aciphyllum · Tapertip onion · Allium aeginiense · Allium aflatunense · Allium agrigentinum · Allium alabasicum · Allium albotunicatum · Allium alibile · Altai Onion · Allium altissimum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allium angulosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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