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Chinese Chives, Garlic Chives, Chinese Leeks, Flat Chives
Allium tuberosum
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Botanical Name:
Allium Tuberosum
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Genus:
Allium
Species:
tuberosum
Common Name:
Chinese Chives, Garlic Chives, Chinese Leeks, Flat Chives
Lot#:
9401
Quantity:
0 lb
Avg Count Packet:
54
Average Seeds Per Pound:
110,000
Germination:
91%
Germination Test Type:
Cut
Purity:
98%
Height:
12-18 inches
Collection Locale:
VT
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5
1 pkt
$
8.95
1 oz
$
81.3
Characteristics
Crop Plant
Culinary Herb/Spice
Edible leaves
Fragrant Flowers
Herbaceous
Medicinal
Perennial
Rock Garden Plant
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Price:
Growing Info
Scarification
none required
Stratification
none required
Germination
sow indoors 2 months before the date of the last frost
Other
can be spring or fall sown
Description
Garlic chives (simplified Chinese: 韭菜; traditional Chinese: 韭菜; pinyin: jiǔcài, also 韮菜) are also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leek, ku chai, jiu cai, Oriental garlic chives or, in Japanese, nira (kanji: 韮; hiragana: にら; katakana: ニラ); in Kapampangan it is known as Kuse/Cu-se; in Korea known as buchu (부추), sol (솔), or jeongguji (정구지) or in Vietnamese, hẹ ([hɛ̂ˀ]; chu Nom: