Onion Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) is a classic culinary herb with slender, hollow leaves that deliver a mild, delicate onion flavor perfect for garnishes, salads, and finishing dishes. This easy-to-grow perennial features grass-like green foliage that returns year after year, topped with beautiful edible purple-pink flowers in spring and early summer. With its gentle onion taste and attractive blooms, Onion Chives is an essential kitchen garden herb that adds both flavor and ornamental appeal to your landscape.
Key Features
Mild onion flavor – Delicate taste that's less intense than green onions, perfect for fresh use
Edible purple-pink flowers – Beautiful blooms add color to the garden and garnish to dishes
Hardy perennial – Returns year after year in zones 3-9 with minimal care
Versatile culinary uses – Excellent in salads, baked potatoes, omelets, soups, and as a fresh garnish
Easy to grow – Thrives in full sun to partial shade with minimal maintenance
Clump-forming habit – Spreads slowly to create attractive grass-like clumps
Culinary & Growing Tips
Onion Chives are essential for baked potatoes, omelets, cream cheese spreads, potato salad, and fresh garnishes. Snip fresh leaves with scissors and add at the end of cooking to preserve the delicate flavor. The edible flowers make beautiful garnishes for salads and appetizers—they have a mild onion flavor and add a pop of purple color. In the garden, plant in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Harvest regularly by cutting leaves 2 inches above the soil to encourage continuous growth. Divide clumps every 3-4 years to maintain vigor.
Mature Size: 12-18" H × 12" W (clump-forming) Hardiness: Zones 3-9 Light: Full sun to partial shade Water: Moderate (keep soil evenly moist)
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