Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about CHIVES!
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: allium schoenoprasum is an edible species of the genus Allium . it is a perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America . Chives have insect-repelling properties that can be used in gardens to control pests . the plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators . it was rated in the top 10 for most nec the flowers are pale purple, and star-shaped with six petals, 1–2 cm (12–34 in) wide . the seeds are produced in a small, three-valved capsule, maturing in one example was found in northern Maine growing solitary, instead of in clumps, also exhibiting dingy grey flowers . In northern Europe, in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Chives have a wide variety of culinary uses, such as in traditional dishes in France, Sweden, and elsewhere . in his 1806 book Attempt at a Flora, Retzius describes how chives are chives are one of the fines herbes of French cuisine . they can also be dry-frozen without much impairment to the taste . the growing plant repels unwanted insect life, and the juice of the leaves can chives thrive in well-drained soil, rich in organic matter, with a pH of 6-7 and full sun . they can be grown from seed and mature in summer, or early the following spring . chives die back to the underground bulbs in winter, with the new leaves appearing in early spring . they are susceptible to damage by leek moth larvae, which bore into the leaves or bulbs of the plant . Romans believed chives could relieve the pain from sunburn or a sore throat . they believed eating them could increase blood pressure and act as a diuretic . 6 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 253.