Water Celery

Squash

About Water Celery and Squash

Water Celery

Squash

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia

Mexico, Central America

Types

Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Spreading

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

60.00 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

simple-pinnate or double-pinnate

Reniform

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs Very high moisture

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Humidity, Moisture

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Insects

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic

Vermifuge

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover

For making oil

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OENANTHE javanica

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

Common Name

Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley

Squash

In Hindi

Water Celery

Squash

In German

Wasser Sellerie

Squash

In French

Céleri d'eau

Squash

In Spanish

El apio agua

calabacín

In Greek

Σέλινο νερό

σκουός

In Portuguese

Aipo água

abóbora

In Polish

Seler Woda

kabaczek

In Latin

Aqua Apium

cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Cucurbitales

Family

Apiaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Oenanthe

Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Oenantheae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Number of Species

120

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Water Celery and Squash

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

Compare Tender Perennial

Water Celery and Flowering Tobacco

Water Celery and Painted Fingernails

Water Celery and Neoregelia

Season and Care of Water Celery and Squash

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

Water Celery and Squash Physical Information

Water Celery and Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Water Celery height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Water Celery and Squash are as follows:

Water Celery flower color: White
Water Celery leaf color: Green
Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Water Celery and Squash

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