Cornflower

Celery

About Cornflower and Celery

Cornflower

Celery

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, 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

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Frost

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

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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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Butterflies

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Irritation to stomach

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

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, Herb

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

APIUM graveolens

7.2 Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Celery

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hydrangea

अजवायन

7.2.2 In German

Hortensie

Sellerie

7.2.3 In French

Hortensia

Céleri

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hortensia

Apio

7.2.5 In Greek

υδραγεία

Σέλινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Aipo

7.2.7 In Polish

Hortensja

Seler

7.2.8 In Latin

Hibiscus

apium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Centaurea

Apium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cynareae

Apieae

8.9 Subfamily

Carduoideae

Apioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cornflower and Celery

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Celery? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Celery. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Celery doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Celery has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cornflower and Celery and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Celery

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

Cornflower and Celery Physical Information

Cornflower and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Celery are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green

Care of Cornflower and Celery

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