homepage about chives sources pictures accessions desiderata languages contact links pictures of my collection of chives My collection of chives (Allium schoenoprasum) at the moment are all growing in pots, ranging from 1 litre (small plants, new accessions) up to 10 litre. In most cases I have more that one "plant" (as they are clumps of many bulbs) of each accession (individual plants acquired). They are dotted around the garden and pathways around the house. I hope in future years to plant out as many as poosible in special display beds in the ground to see how differently they grow with no root restrictions and plenty of water all the time from the soil. This can make a difference as I know from growing mints (another passion of mine) in containers. August 2021 Here are some pictures of the plants as they were on the 11th August 2021. In most cases all the flowers had been cut off as they had gone over, together with the leaves which is the easiest way to do it, and it encourages new young leaf regrowth. You can see different stages of regrowth.
May 2022 Here are some pictures of the plants before and during flowering in May and June 2022. Comparing the different shades of purple, pink, and white, provided paler purple, creamy white and a further shadesof pink.
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