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Chives Varieties


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."