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Chives 'Fine Leaf' Seeds

Mild onion flavour for eggs, potatoes and soft cheese

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Key benefits

  • Mild onion flavour for eggs, potatoes and soft cheese
  • Slim, compact leaves that regrow quickly after cutting
  • Edible pink-lilac flowers that bees love
  • Suits a kitchen windowsill or patio pot, about 20cm tall
  • Hardy perennial that regrows each spring

'Fine Leaf' is a slimmer, more compact chive, ideal for a kitchen windowsill or a patio pot, with the mild onion flavour that finishes eggs, potatoes and soft cheese. Allium schoenoprasum 'Fine Leaf' forms tidy clumps of thin, hollow, deep green leaves that regrow quickly after cutting. In early summer it sends up round pink-lilac pompom flowers, which are edible and loved by bees. Chives are one of the French fines herbes, alongside chervil, parsley and tarragon.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow indoors March to April, or outdoors April to June, in small clumps
  • Depth: 1cm
  • Germination: 10 to 21 days
  • Position: sun or part shade in moist, fertile soil; thrives in pots
  • Height: about 20cm, with a spread of 20cm
  • Harvest: snip leaves from about 8 to 10 weeks after sowing; flowers May to July
  • Hardy perennial: dies back in winter and regrows each spring; divide clumps every few years

What you receive: a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

Grow it with chervil and parsley in our Kitchen Herbs Seed Collection, leave a few clumps to flower for bees and pollinators, or browse all our herb seeds.

How to use
  1. Sow indoors March to April, or outdoors April to June, in small clumps.
  2. Sow 1cm deep in moist, fertile soil or compost.
  3. Grow in sun or part shade.
  4. Snip leaves from about 8 to 10 weeks after sowing.
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Changed your mind? You can return unused items within 14 days of delivery. See our returns policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are chive flowers edible?

Yes, the pink-lilac flowers have a mild onion flavour. Pull the florets apart and scatter them over salads, soups and egg dishes. Cutting some flower stems also keeps the plant producing fresh leaves.

Can I grow chives indoors?

Yes, 'Fine Leaf' is well suited to a bright kitchen windowsill. Grow it in a pot at least 15 to 20cm wide, keep the compost moist and cut it regularly so it stays leafy.

Do chives come back every year?

Yes, chives are a hardy perennial. The leaves die back in winter and fresh growth returns in early spring. Lifting and dividing clumps every three or four years keeps them vigorous.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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