Celery

Jatropha

About Celery and Jatropha

Celery

Jatropha

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Shrubs, Spurge

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA170

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm400.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

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

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Palmately Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Dry, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

All year

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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

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

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

4.8 Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

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, Flying insects, Hoverflies

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

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

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

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

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

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

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

JATROPHA

7.2 Common Name

Celery

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

7.2.1 In Hindi

अजवायन

रतनजोत

7.2.2 In German

Sellerie

Purgiernuß

7.2.3 In French

Céleri

purghère

7.2.4 In Spanish

Apio

frailejón

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέλινο

jatropha

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aipo

galamaluco

7.2.7 In Polish

Seler

jatrofa

7.2.8 In Latin

apium

Jatropha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Apium

Jatropha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Apieae

Jatropheae

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Crotonoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA170

1 27800

Properties of Celery and Jatropha

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Jatropha

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

Celery and Jatropha Physical Information

Celery and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Jatropha are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Celery and Jatropha

Care of Celery and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.