Kaffir Lime

Celery

About Kaffir Lime and Celery

Kaffir Lime

Celery

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

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

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Birds, Butterflies

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Irritation to stomach

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

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

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

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, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

APIUM graveolens

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

Celery

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

अजवायन

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

Sellerie

7.2.3 In French

combava

Céleri

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

Apio

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

Σέλινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

Aipo

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

Seler

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

apium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Apium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Apieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Apioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime and Celery

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

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Season and Care of Kaffir Lime and Celery

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

Kaffir Lime and Celery Physical Information

Kaffir Lime and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Kaffir Lime and Celery are as follows:

Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green
Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green

Care of Kaffir Lime and Celery

Care of Kaffir Lime and Celery include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning and Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Kaffir Lime 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.