Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) belongs to the family of the onion and is a perennial. Most people harvest Chives for consumption. No wonder because Chives is very tasty in combination with Creme Fraise and a posted potato, but that aside :)
If you just leave the chives alone then the plant will bloom in the month of June and / or July to a prachitge pink / purple flower. And a flowering chive is very nice to see. The flower is also very attractive for Bumblebees and Bees. For people, the Chive is attractive because of its delicious taste and its supposedly stimulating effect on appetite and digestion as well as its alleged diuretic action.
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