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Allium schoenoprasum

Alliaceae
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Allium schoenoprasum
 

Habitat: open, sunny places

Flowering: early summer

Height: 45 cm

Width: 15 cm

Soil: light, well drained

This is chives, grown for eating and for decoration. It has long, narrow leaves, round in cross-section and hollow, and neat heads of pink flowers, just taller than the leaves.
9 cm pot £2.50