Celery

Ivy Gourd

About Celery and Ivy Gourd

Celery

Ivy Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Phosphate

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Anti-ageing, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Remove blemishes

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anti-fungal, Diabetes, Fever, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Leprosy, Scabies, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

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

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

Coccinia grandis

7.2 Common Name

Celery

baby watermelon, little gourd, tindora, tendli

7.2.1 In Hindi

अजवायन

तेंडली, कुंदुरी

7.2.2 In German

Sellerie

Tindola, Efeu Kürbis

7.2.3 In French

Céleri

Ivy gourd

7.2.4 In Spanish

Apio

Ivy gourd

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέλινο

Ivy gourd

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aipo

Ivy gourd

7.2.7 In Polish

Seler

Ivy gourd

7.2.8 In Latin

apium

Ivy gourd

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Apium

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Apieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA27

1 27800

Properties of Celery and Ivy Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Ivy Gourd

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

Celery and Ivy Gourd Physical Information

Celery and Ivy Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Ivy Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Ivy Gourd are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Ivy Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Ivy Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Celery and Ivy Gourd

Care of Celery and Ivy Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Ivy Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ivy Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.