perennial herb
Garlic chives
Self-seeds readily; remove spent flowers if spread is unwanted.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a-10a
- Sun
- full, partial
- Soil
- loam, clay, sandy
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbs, Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color
Harvest & Use
flat leaves and white flowers in late summer
Useful search phrase: garlic chives plant.
Plant Relationships
Companion High
Carrots and alliums are compact crops that share bed space well and make sense as alternating rows or close neighbors.
Understory Medium
Low alliums and long-blooming flowers can form a simple orchard-edge understory without competing heavily with young trees.