Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Spices
Number of Varieties
10040
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
meadows, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
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Sunset Zone
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H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm100.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Dark Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Oval
Thorns
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✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Well-rotted manure
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Canker, Nematodes, Red blotch, Scale, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Nematodes, White peach scale
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Avoid during Pregnancy, Liver disease
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Acne, Good for skin and hair, Remove blemishes
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
Cough, Diarrhea, Gastritis, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Buds, Flowers
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
Used as a nutritious food item, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
Syzygium aromaticum
Common Name
Celery
Clove
In Hindi
अजवायन
लौंग
In German
Sellerie
Nelke
In French
Céleri
Clou de girofle
In Spanish
Apio
Clavo
In Greek
Σέλινο
Σκελίδα σκόρδο
In Portuguese
Aipo
dente de alho
In Polish
Seler
Ząbek
In Latin
apium
Castanea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Myrtales
Family
Apiaceae
Musaceae
Genus
Apium
Syzygium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Apieae
Syzygieae
Subfamily
Apioideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
11200
1
27800
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