Wellesley College: Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden

Chives

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and North America. Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old World.

nodding onion

Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion and lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium.

Edited by Marie Studer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)