Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Allium schoenoprasum subsp. schoenoprasum - Siberian Chive

Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

An onion family plant. It is a herb. It grows 20-50 cm high. The leaves sheath the base. The bulb is oblong. The leaves are nearly round and hollow. The flowers are purple or pink and small. They are lily shaped and occur as several together is a tight erect cluster at the top of the stem. The fruit is a dry, few-seeded capsule.