Celery

Jatropha

About Celery and Jatropha

Celery

Jatropha

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

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

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

100170

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm200.00 cm

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm400.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Palmately Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

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

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

Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

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

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

Edible Uses

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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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

JATROPHA

Common Name

Celery

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

अजवायन

रतनजोत

In German

Sellerie

Purgiernuß

In French

Céleri

purghère

In Spanish

Apio

frailejón

In Greek

Σέλινο

jatropha

In Portuguese

Aipo

galamaluco

In Polish

Seler

jatrofa

In Latin

apium

Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Euphorbiales

Family

Apiaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Apium

Jatropha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Apieae

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

1170

1 27800

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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.