Home
Garden Plants


About Celery and Wild Hyacinth


About Wild Hyacinth and Celery


What is

Life Span
Annual or Biennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  
Southern Africa, South Africa  

Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  
Cusick's camas, large camas  

Number of Varieties
100  
99+
6  
99+

Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
9-3  
-  

Sunset Zone
-  
21,22  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
10.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.50 cm  
99+
5.10 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Tan, Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green  
Several shades of Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Irregular  
Long slender  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer  
Spring, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  

Care

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

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting  
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  
Medium  

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  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam  

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 branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer  

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

Plant Tolerance
Frost  
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single, Double, Semi-Double  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  
Insects  

Allergy
Irritation to stomach  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Bouquets, Cottage Garden  

Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Sometimes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste  

Plant Benefits
  
  

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

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
Bulbs, Root  

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  
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens  
Hyacinthus orientalis  

Common Name
Celery  
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth  

In Hindi
अजवायन  
ह्यचीन्थ  

In German
Sellerie  
Hyazinthe  

In French
Céleri  
jacinthe  

In Spanish
Apio  
jacinto  

In Greek
Σέλινο  
υάκινθος  

In Portuguese
Aipo  
jacinto  

In Polish
Seler  
hiacynt  

In Latin
apium  
et hyacinthinas,  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Apiales  
Liliales  

Family
Apiaceae  
Liliaceae  

Genus
Apium  
Hyacinthus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
Apieae  
-  

Subfamily
Apioideae  
Scilloideae  

Number of Species
1  
3  
99+

Summary >>
<< Classification

Properties of Celery and Wild Hyacinth

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

Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Celery and Wild Hyacinth

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

Celery and Wild Hyacinth Physical Information

Celery and Wild Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Celery and Wild Hyacinth are as follows:

Care of Celery and Wild Hyacinth

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

List of Vegetables

List of Vegetables

» More List of Vegetables

Compare List of Vegetables

» More Compare List of Vegetables