Cactus

Celery

About Cactus and Celery

Cactus

Celery

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2000NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

27.55 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

3.44 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Several shades of Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Several shades of Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Globe shaped

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Irritation to stomach

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cactaceae

APIUM graveolens

7.2 Common Name

Cactus

Celery

7.2.1 In Hindi

Naagaphanee

अजवायन

7.2.2 In German

Kaktus

Sellerie

7.2.3 In French

Cactus

Céleri

7.2.4 In Spanish

El Cactus

Apio

7.2.5 In Greek

κάκτος

Σέλινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto

Aipo

7.2.7 In Polish

kaktus

Seler

7.2.8 In Latin

Cactus

apium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Not Available

Apium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Apieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

Apioideae

8.10 Number of Species

1800NA

1 27800

Properties of Cactus and Celery

Wondering what are the properties of Cactus and Celery? We provide you with everything About Cactus and Celery. Cactus has thorns and Celery doesn't have thorns. Also Cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Cactus has allergic reactions like Not Available and Celery has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cactus and Celery and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cactus and Celery

Season and care of Cactus and Celery is important to know. While considering everything about Cactus and Celery Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cactus season is Summer and Celery season is Summer. The type of soil for Cactus is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Celery is Loam while the PH of soil for Cactus is Alkaline and for Celery is Neutral, Alkaline.

Cactus and Celery Physical Information

Cactus and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Cactus and Celery are as follows:

Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green
Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green

Care of Cactus and Celery

Care of Cactus and Celery include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves and Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.