Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fern
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
World, Pandemic
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
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Number of Varieties
1002
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
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Sunset Zone
-
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Gold, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Strap shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, 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
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Groundcover
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
Pteridium aquilinum
Common Name
Celery
Bracken, brake, common bracken
In Hindi
अजवायन
bracken
In German
Sellerie
Adlerfarn
In French
Céleri
fougère
In Spanish
Apio
helecho
In Greek
Σέλινο
φτέρη
In Portuguese
Aipo
samambaia
In Polish
Seler
orlica
In Latin
apium
bracken
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Apiales
Polypodiales
Family
Apiaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Apium
Pteridium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
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Number of Species
111
1
27800
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