Below is a list of all known varieties for Chives. Click on a variety name to view more detailed nutrient and sourcing information.
| Variety Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Chive Flowers (Blossoms) | The edible purple pom-pom flowers of the chive plant. They have a delicate, mild onion flavor and are beautiful as a garnish. |
| Chives (Freeze-Dried) | Freeze-dried chives, which retain their green color and delicate, fresh onion flavor much better than air-dried chives. |
| Chives (Freeze-Dried) | Fresh chives that have been "freeze-dried," "which" "preserves" "their" "color" "and" "mild" "onion" "flavor" "better" "than" "air-drying." |
| Common Chives | The most common variety (Allium schoenoprasum), with hollow, grass-like leaves and a mild, delicate onion flavor. |
| Garlic Chives | Also known as Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum). They have flat, solid leaves and a distinct, potent garlic flavor. |
| Garlic Chives (Chinese Chives) | A "different" "species" (*Allium tuberosum*) "with" "flat, "grass-like" "leaves" "and" "a" "distinct, "mild" "garlic" "flavor" (not "onion"). |
| Siberian Chives | A larger, coarser variety (Allium nutans) with blue-green leaves and a stronger onion-garlic flavor. |
| Siberian Chives (Blue Chives) | A "larger, "coarser" "species" (*Allium nutans*) "with" "blue-green" "leaves" "and" "a" "stronger, "oniony-garlic" "flavor." |