Celery

Blue Flax

About Celery and Blue Flax

Celery

Blue Flax

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Europe, Asia

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Number of Varieties

1004

0 40000

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

9-7

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

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Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm45.72 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm45.72 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Blue, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

LINUM perenne

Common Name

Celery

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

In Hindi

अजवायन

Blue Flax Plant

In German

Sellerie

Blaue Flachspflanze

In French

Céleri

Bleu lin Plante

In Spanish

Apio

Planta de lino azul

In Greek

Σέλινο

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

In Portuguese

Aipo

Planta do linho azul

In Polish

Seler

Niebieski roślin lnu

In Latin

apium

Blue linum Planta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Linales

Family

Apiaceae

Linaceae

Genus

Apium

Linum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Apieae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Number of Species

1180

1 27800

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Properties of Celery and Blue Flax

Wondering what are the properties of Celery and Blue Flax? We provide you with everything About Celery and Blue Flax. Celery doesn't have thorns and Blue Flax doesn't have thorns. Also Celery does not have fragrant flowers. Celery has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Blue Flax has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach. 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 Celery and Blue Flax and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Celery and Blue Flax

Season and care of Celery and Blue Flax is important to know. While considering everything about Celery and Blue Flax Care, growing season is an essential factor. Celery season is Spring and Summer and Blue Flax season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Celery is Loam and for Blue Flax is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Celery is Neutral, Alkaline and for Blue Flax is Neutral, Alkaline.

Celery and Blue Flax Physical Information

Celery and Blue Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Celery and Blue Flax are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Celery and Blue Flax

Care of Celery and Blue Flax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.