Chives
Taken at Chatelherault on 7th June 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Chives.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Habit: 		Allium schoenoprasum.
Asparagales.
Amaryllidaceae.
Perennial .
Habitat:
Height:
Flowers:
Feature:
 Close to habitation as a casual escapee from cultivation.
30 - 50 cms tall.
June - August.
Although chives are repulsive to insects in general, due to their sulfur compounds, their flowers attract bees, and they are at times kept to increase desired insect life.