A mostly sterile chive with edible kelly green foliage all season long. Initially upright but then more relaxed, blades reach 12 to 15 or more inches long. This vigorous plant is easy to grow. Lavender purple flowers with a purple stripe down the middle of the petal are also edible, and are held on 12-inch or longer stems. Beginning as round buds the flowers open to one inch wide. Full sun is preferred. Average to dry soil.