It is an indigenous plant throughout Europe: from Greece to Sweden, from Portugal to Romania; in temperate and tropical Asia: in North America.
In Italy it grows spontaneously in humid pastures above 1,000 meters above sea level.
Grow chives on the terrace, in the vegetable patch and in the garden
Perennial herbaceous plant, rustic, easy to grow, undemanding and resistant to cold.
Chives prefer sunny or partial shade exposures; even poor soils, better if humid; It blooms in May-June with small beautiful globose umbels of purple-pink flowers, with a great decorative effect.
Very pretty borders can be formed in the vegetable garden or garden.
Potted on the terrace with other aromatic herbs or on the windowsill.
Chives in the kitchen
The fresh, needle-like leaves, which regrow after cutting, are used, generally chopped, to give a flavor like garlic and onion,
but more delicate, to salads, soft cheeses, butter, sandwiches and many other preparations.
The particular grace of the leaf also lends itself very well to decorating dishes.
Properties of Chives
Over the centuries, popular medicine has recognized chives as having antiseptic, expectorant, cardiotonic and stimulating, healing, digestive and diuretic properties.
Characteristics of the plant
- Prefers sunny exposures
- It tolerates the cold quite well
- Prefers moderate humidity