Celery

Mexican Tea

About Celery and Mexican Tea

Celery

Mexican Tea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

shrublands, tropical grasslands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Green, Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Lanceolate

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

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 a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Pest Free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Medium

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

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

allergic reaction, Skin irritation

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

Not Available

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

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

Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

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, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

7.2 Common Name

Celery

Mexican Tea

7.2.1 In Hindi

अजवायन

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.2 In German

Sellerie

Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

7.2.3 In French

Céleri

Épazote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Apio

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέλινο

Μεξικού τσάι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aipo

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.7 In Polish

Seler

Komosa piżmowa

7.2.8 In Latin

apium

Dysphania ambrosioides

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Apium

Dysphania

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Apieae

Dysphanieae

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Chenopodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Celery and Mexican Tea

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Mexican Tea

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

Celery and Mexican Tea Physical Information

Celery and Mexican Tea physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Mexican Tea height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Celery and Mexican Tea are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Mexican Tea flower color: Green
Mexican Tea leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Celery and Mexican Tea

Care of Celery and Mexican Tea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Mexican Tea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Tea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.