Celery

Kochia

About Celery and Kochia

Celery

Kochia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA140

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

gardens, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available3-11

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm120.00 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

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Summer

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

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

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

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Mosquito

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

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

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

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

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

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

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

BASSIA scoparia

7.2 Common Name

Celery

Burningbush, Kochia

7.2.1 In Hindi

अजवायन

Bassia scoparia

7.2.2 In German

Sellerie

Besen-Radmelde

7.2.3 In French

Céleri

Bassia scoparia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Apio

Kochia scoparia

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέλινο

Bassia scoparia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aipo

Bassia scoparia

7.2.7 In Polish

Seler

Mietelnik żakula

7.2.8 In Latin

apium

Bassia scoparia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Apium

Bassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Apieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Camphorosmoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Celery and Kochia

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Kochia

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

Celery and Kochia Physical Information

Celery and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Kochia are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Celery and Kochia

Care of Celery and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.