Celery

Sweet Alyssum

About Celery and Sweet Alyssum

Celery

Sweet Alyssum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Mediterranean, Canary Islands

1.4 Types

Not Available

Annual

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

11 - 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

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach, Lavender

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

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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, Late Fall, Indeterminate

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

Medium

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

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

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Antiscrophulatic, Astringent, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, 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

Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

LOBULARIA maritima

7.2 Common Name

Celery

Pastel Carpet Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alyssum

7.2.1 In Hindi

अजवायन

LOBULARIA maritima

7.2.2 In German

Sellerie

lobularia maritima

7.2.3 In French

Céleri

Lobularia maritima

7.2.4 In Spanish

Apio

maritima Lobularia

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέλινο

LOBULARIA maritima

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aipo

Lobularia maritima

7.2.7 In Polish

Seler

Lobularia maritima

7.2.8 In Latin

apium

maritima Lobularia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Apium

Lobularia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Apieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Celery and Sweet Alyssum

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Sweet Alyssum

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

Celery and Sweet Alyssum Physical Information

Celery and Sweet Alyssum physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Sweet Alyssum height is 5.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Celery and Sweet Alyssum are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Sweet Alyssum flower color: Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach and Lavender
Sweet Alyssum leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Celery and Sweet Alyssum

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