Celery

Common Rush

About Celery and Common Rush

Celery

Common Rush

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

1005

0 40000

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99996-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

9-6

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm45.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Does not require regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Prune to control growth, 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

Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

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

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, 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

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

JUNCUS effusus

Common Name

Celery

Soft Rush

In Hindi

अजवायन

Soft Rush

In German

Sellerie

Soft Rush

In French

Céleri

Soft Rush

In Spanish

Apio

Soft Rush

In Greek

Σέλινο

Soft Rush

In Portuguese

Aipo

Soft Rush

In Polish

Seler

Soft Rush

In Latin

apium

Soft Rush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Apiales

Poales

Family

Apiaceae

Juncaceae

Genus

Apium

Juncus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Apieae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Number of Species

1400

1 27800

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Properties of Celery and Common Rush

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Common Rush

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

Celery and Common Rush Physical Information

Celery and Common Rush physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Common Rush are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green

Care of Celery and Common Rush

Care of Celery and Common Rush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.