Mine, started under the fluorescent lights as well as in the greenhouse in the spring germinated in 10 days. The tiny little plants look like fragile spears of grass. When transplanted they wilt slightly. Even during a continued drought they grow very well. They are very hardy even in cold locations.
Flowers are pretty enough so that chives can be grown as a border or in the rock garden.
Fine in salads, egg dishes and sauces of all kinds. Potted up, chives will grow on a sunny windowsill in winter. This is an easily grown annual with feathery foliage. Blossoms are tiny and pale yellow. May be spaced as close as 4 inches apart.