1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
North America, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia, Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Bog Garden, Fens, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm33.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm46.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.2 Plant Color
1.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Pink, Light Pink
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.2.3 Fruit Color
1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water, Ample Water
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Not so frequently
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Prune for size control, Remove short twigs
3.8 Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
fertilize in spring
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.9 Evergreen
4.10 Invasive
4.11 Self-Sowing
4.12 Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
pollinators
4.13 Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
5.2.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Not Available
5.2.3 Edible Uses
5.3.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Not Available
5.4 Plant Benefits
5.4.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Not Available
5.4.2 Part of Plant Used
5.4.3 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
As a tea substitute
5.5 Used As Indoor Plant
5.6 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.7 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
ANDROMEDA polifolia
6.2 Common Name
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
Céleri
Andromeda polifolia
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
Seler
Modrzewnica zwyczajna
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species