Celery

Purple Millet

About Celery and Purple Millet

Celery

Purple Millet

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Grass

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Africa

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Pennisetum glaucum

Number of Varieties

1007

0 40000

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12 - 8

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Brown, Cream

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Frost

Deer resistant, Drought

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

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

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

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

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

Common Name

Celery

Millet, Pearl Millet

In Hindi

अजवायन

purple millet

In German

Sellerie

purple millet

In French

Céleri

millet pourpre

In Spanish

Apio

purple millet

In Greek

Σέλινο

purple millet

In Portuguese

Aipo

purple millet

In Polish

Seler

purple millet

In Latin

apium

purple millet

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Apiales

Cyperales

Family

Apiaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Apium

Pennisetum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Apieae

Paniceae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Panicoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Celery and Purple Millet

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Purple Millet

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

Celery and Purple Millet Physical Information

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

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Celery and Purple Millet

Care of Celery and Purple Millet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Purple Millet pruning is done Prune in winter, 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 Purple Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.