The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

CHIVES

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) also known as Chive and Cive is a small, perennial liliaceous plant, allied to the garlic, leek and onion, occurring as a rare native plant in Britain. It bears bright purple heads of flowers in June; but it is for its long, narrow, rush-like leaves, whose flavour is milder and subtler than the flavour of onions, that it is chiefly grown.
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