species 20,885 observations
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Field notes
Supports All
175
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Leek Moth, Garden Tiger
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Onion Leafminer
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Zethus spinipes, Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee
160
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Black walnut Diseases Humidity Wet soil
- Habit
- Clumping
From NC State Extension.