This is a photo of Chive buds and new Chive flowers that I took about two weeks ago. The chive flowers are actually beginning to wain now, but there’s still a few left.
I love growing Chives. They are one of the first plants to make an appearance each spring, often showing their green stems by the end of March. It’s not uncommon for us to be able to pick chives and use them in our cooking – salads, marinades, on top of foods – from mid April right through until the first snow fall in November or early December.
The flowers are just a lovely bonus! I love the buds before the flowers develop and bloom – they look a bit like garlic sections or tiny onion bulbs. Then the beautiful full petaled blossoms open and often stay around for two or three weeks.
Do you grow chives or other plants from the allium family? Edible or ornamental?
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My chives are about five years old. They rarely bloom, buthey grow year round so I always have a steady supply. I’ve just recently planted one small much of green onions near them, all slightly shaded by my overgrown rosemary.
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I love chives. I cook with them often and that is one plant I must include in my herb garden every year!
I just love having fresh chives to cook with my vegetables. The blooms are a beautiful, added bonus! Have a great, sunny week! Chris
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Chives are great for many pruposes and they are pretty. I have them in my garden and look forward to seeing them in the spring too.
Again another beautiful picture from your garden. i just wish that i had one as wonderful as yours to pudder around in.
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I actually have two kinds of chives – the very slender type (not sure what they’re called but they look like thin grass) and garlic chives. I love them both. By the way, I’ve tagged you for a meme at Feeding Time at the Zoo.
Im finding this too late – your chives are probally out of bloom by now – but if you collect a bunch of the heads, give them a rinse and then pack them into a jar, fill the jar with white vinegar and let it infuse for as long as you like – you will then have chive blossom vinegar – and its fantastic on salads! Cheers!