Allium schoenpraesum 'Forescate'
Pink Chives
Long blooming pink ball-shaped flowers above blue-green, grass-like foliage. Often used on green roofs.
Height
14-18 in
Spread
10-12 in
Color
Pink
Bloom Time
May-June
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
Low maintenance in sunny situation with ordinary, fertile, well-drained soil. Foliage can be cut back after flowering, to promote new growth.
When to Divide
spring
Good Companions
Catmint (Nepeta ), Yarrow (Achillea ), Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Bluemist Shrub (Caryopteris clandonensis), Tickseed (Coreopsis Big Bang), White Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis), Woolly Thyme (Thymus pseudolanuginosus), Hybrid Salvia (Salvia nemorosa), Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum cistaceum), Tall Stonecrop (Sedum ), Little Titch Catmint (Nepeta racemosa), Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum arachnoideum), Red-Leaved Thrift (Armeria maritima), Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum ), Cottage Pinks (Dianthus Devon Cottage™ Pinball Wizard)Characteristics & Attributes
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Butterflies |
| • | Hummingbirds |
Attributes & Uses
| • | Containers |
| • | Ground Cover |
| • | Dried Flowers |
| • | Culinary |
| • | Fragrant |
| • | Cut Flowers |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
| • | Partial Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Blue-Green |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
| • | Spring |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Very Adaptable |
| • | Well-drained |
| • | Moist |
