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The entire part of the plant can be eaten. Even the lilac flowers of wild chives are edible as well as beautiful when garnished atop a salad or soup. These are two distinct plants, however. Wild garlic (Allium vineale) and wild onion (Allium canadense) and are both perennials often thought of more as weeds.
Subsequently, one may also ask, are chives poisonous?
Chives belong to the Allium family (which also includes onion, garlic, and leeks) and are poisonous to dogs and cats. While tiny amounts of these foods in some pets, especially dogs, may be safe, large amounts can be very toxic.
Regarding this, when can you eat chives?
You may begin picking chives 30 days after transplanting or 60 days after sowing seed when the leaves are at least 6 inches tall. The plant will produce more abundantly in its second year and thereafter you can continue to pick at will over the course of the summer and in mild climates through the winter.
Well, there's really no harm in letting your chives bloom, but your harvest might get smaller if you do. Most plants will produce smaller leaves when there are flowers too. The flower stalk is usually also hard and you can't eat it.