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About Celery and Pima Pineapple


About Pima Pineapple and Celery


What is

Life Span
Annual or Biennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Cactus or Succulent  

Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  
Southwestern United States, Mexico  

Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus  

Number of Varieties
100  
99+
1  

Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
8-15  

AHS Heat Zone
9-3  
12-8  

Sunset Zone
-  
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
15.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.50 cm  
99+
20.30 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Tan, Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Irregular  
Succulent  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season  

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

Plant Tolerance
Frost  
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  
Hummingbirds  

Allergy
Irritation to stomach  
Skin rash  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  

Plant Benefits
  
  

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

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
-  

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  
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens  
CORYPHANTHA  

Common Name
Celery  
Pima Pineapple  

In Hindi
अजवायन  
Pima अनानस  

In German
Sellerie  
Pima Ananas  

In French
Céleri  
Pima ananas  

In Spanish
Apio  
Pima piña  

In Greek
Σέλινο  
Pima Ανανάς  

In Portuguese
Aipo  
Pima Pineapple  

In Polish
Seler  
Pima Ananas  

In Latin
apium  
Pineapple Pima  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Apiales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Apiaceae  
Cactaceae  

Genus
Apium  
Coryphantha  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Apieae  
Cacteae  

Subfamily
Apioideae  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
1  
1  

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Properties of Celery and Pima Pineapple

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Pima Pineapple

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

Celery and Pima Pineapple Physical Information

Celery and Pima Pineapple physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pima Pineapple height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Celery and Pima Pineapple are as follows:

Care of Celery and Pima Pineapple

Care of Celery and Pima Pineapple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Pima Pineapple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pima Pineapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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