In Z 5, I find that if I leave the chives to flower (which my husband loves
on salads) and I don't get them all snipped off, the seeds do spread. I've
got clumps coming up in places within a foot of my initial clump.

Cheryl
"Bunny McElwee" wrote in message
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I had a pot of chives from last year that I let go over the winter
months and actually thought I had killed it. Its in a pot now, and even
after being covered in snow, it came back and now has tons of purple
flowers
on it. I've heard of people using them in their landscapes, but is this a
good idea? Do they spread or stay in one clump? Do they go to seed
prolifically and create many more plants around them? What are your
experiences with using them in the landscape? They are such beautiful
flowers, it seems a shame to not utilize the flowers as well as gain from
the chive production.

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