The two species of chives commonly grown in home gardens are common chives (Allium schoenoprasum) and garlic chives (A. tuberosum): Common chives consist of clumps of small, slender bulbs that produce thin, tubular, blue-green leaves reaching 10-15 inches in height. Chives are bulbous, hardy perennial herbs in the onion family, closely related to garlic, onion, scallions, and leeks. They have been cultivated for culinary use for over 5,000 years. Chives are from the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) and native to a broad range of the temperate northern hemisphere including northern United States, Canada, northern Europe, Mongolia, Japan and almost all other northern hemispheric countries. These include onions (A. cepa), French shallots (A. oschaninii), leeks (A. ampeloprasum), garlic (A. sativum), and herbs such as scallions (various Allium species) and chives (A. schoenoprasum). Chives, Allium schoenoprasum, is a species in the lily family (Liliaceae) native to Europe and Asia (and possibly North America, but there is some dissention on whether it is truly native or just naturalized there). Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. A perennial plant, A. schoenoprasum is widespread in nature across much of Eurasia and North America. Learn more about the characteristics used in plant identification for Chives. Chives belong to the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, which includes garlic, onion, scallions, garlic chives, snowdrops, and daffodils. Chives are native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. In the wild, they often grow along riverbanks, meadows, and mountain slopes. Chive, (Allium schoenoprasum), small perennial plant of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), related to the onion. Chives are grown as ornamentals for their attractive flowers and as a potherb for their flavourful leaves. Chives, scientifically known as Allium schoenoprasum, belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, order Asparagales, family Amaryllidaceae, genus Allium, and species A. schoenoprasum. [19].