Celery

Desert Spoon

About Celery and Desert Spoon

Celery

Desert Spoon

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Dasylirion wheeleri

Number of Varieties

10025

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-10

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm270.00 cm

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm180.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

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

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

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

Insects, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Bold

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

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

DASYLIRION

Common Name

Celery

Spoon flower, Common sotol

In Hindi

अजवायन

डेजर्ट चम्मच

In German

Sellerie

Esslöffel

In French

Céleri

Desert cuillère

In Spanish

Apio

Desierto cuchara

In Greek

Σέλινο

Desert κουτάλι

In Portuguese

Aipo

colher Desert

In Polish

Seler

Desert łyżka

In Latin

apium

cochleari deserto

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Apiales

Asparagales

Family

Apiaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Apium

Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Apieae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

120

1 27800

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Properties of Celery and Desert Spoon

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Desert Spoon

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

Celery and Desert Spoon Physical Information

Celery and Desert Spoon physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Desert Spoon height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Desert Spoon are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Desert Spoon flower color: Yellow
Desert Spoon leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Celery and Desert Spoon

Care of Celery and Desert Spoon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Desert Spoon pruning is done 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 Desert Spoon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.