Chive (Allium schoenoprasum)

1 healthy plant in a 9cm pot, in plastic-free packaging, providing a steady supply of mild onion-flavoured leaves and edible purple flowers, ideal for any kitchen garden.

Perennial | 30-45cm tall | Full sun to partial shade | Edible leaves and flowers | Cut-and-come-again, pollinator friendly

Chive is a compact, clump-forming herb with slender, tubular green leaves and round purple flower heads that bloom in late spring and early summer. It emerges early in the season and keeps producing fresh foliage until the first frost. With its tidy growth habit and attractive blooms, it fits beautifully into herb beds, borders, or containers.

The leaves bring a subtle, onion-like flavour perfect for sprinkling over salads, potatoes, eggs, and soups. You can snip the leaves regularly from early spring through autumn, and they regrow quickly. The flowers are also edible, with a gentle bite and vibrant colour that makes them perfect for garnishing dishes or infusing into vinegar.

Chive is low maintenance, cold-hardy, and a magnet for bees and beneficial insects when in bloom. It also helps repel some garden pests and thrives with minimal care. Fresh, flavourful, and endlessly useful, this is one of the easiest and most rewarding herbs to grow.