Yes. A herb website in the U.K. says it is evergreen except in very cold winters. However, none of my plants keep their leaves past November, and it is not always cold then. ( I should check to see if there is a correlation with Dahlia and A. schoenoprasum.) Diane On 18-Jan-09, at 11:39 PM, Lauw de Jager wrote: > Diana, > I assume that mean Allium schoenoprasum? > Its vegetative period is here (in our méditerranean climate) from > March till November