1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cryptanthus 'Absolute Zero'
Cryptanthus 'Agate'
Cryptanthus 'Alberta'
Cryptanthus 'Alpine Frost'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Rainforest, Shaded sites, Wild
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.1.1 Minimum Width
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.6.1 Fruit Color
1.7.1 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Not Available
1.7.2 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Not Available
1.7.3 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Not Available
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
Not Available
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do not water excessively, Keep the Soil well drained
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
3.6 Sun Exposure
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
Does not require fertilizer once established
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Frost
Variety of soil types
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.2.1 Flower Petal Number
4.4 Fruits
4.4.1 Showy Fruit
5.1.2 Edible Fruit
5.2 Fragrance
5.2.1 Fragrant Flower
5.2.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.2.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.2.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.3 Showy Foliage
5.4 Showy Bark
5.5 Foliage Texture
5.6 Foliage Sheen
5.7 Evergreen
5.8 Invasive
5.9 Self-Sowing
5.10 Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Ladybug beetles, Mealybugs, Scale Insects
5.11 Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Not Available
6.2.3 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
Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
CRYPTANTHUS
7.2 Common Name
Celery
Cryptanthus, Earth Star
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Apio
estrella de la tierra
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species