Wild Chives

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Lily family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
20 inches
Flower Color
White, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Moths; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (NI), AK (NI), CAN (NI)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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