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What is

Life Span
Annual or Biennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Cactus or Succulent  

Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  
South America, Brazil  

Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  
Cactus  

Number of Varieties
100  
99+
30  
99+

Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  
Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
11-12  

AHS Heat Zone
9-3  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
-  
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Prostrate/Trailing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
25.40 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.50 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Red, Magenta, Crimson  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Tan, Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Pale Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Irregular  
Succulent  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer  
Spring, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring  
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting  
Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Ample Water  

In Spring
Moderate  
Ample Water  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring  

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

Plant Tolerance
Frost  
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single, Semi-Double  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  
Hummingbirds  

Allergy
Irritation to stomach  
breathing problems  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

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

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
Leaves  

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  
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens  
Hatiora gaertneri  

Common Name
Celery  
Whitsun cactus  

In Hindi
अजवायन  
ईस्टर कैक्टस  

In German
Sellerie  
Osterkaktus  

In French
Céleri  
cactus de Pâques  

In Spanish
Apio  
cactus de Pascua  

In Greek
Σέλινο  
Πάσχα κάκτος  

In Portuguese
Aipo  
cacto Páscoa  

In Polish
Seler  
Wielkanocny kaktus  

In Latin
apium  
Pascha Cactus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Apiales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Apiaceae  
Cactaceae  

Genus
Apium  
Hatiora  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Apieae  
Rhipsalideae  

Subfamily
Apioideae  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
1  
25  

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Difference Between Celery and Easter cactus

If you are confused whether Celery or Easter cactus are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Celery and Easter cactus Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Celery are Less fertilizing, whereas for Easter cactus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season and fertilize in spring. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Celery and Easter cactus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Celery and Easter cactus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Celery and Easter cactus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Celery and Easter cactus as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss whereas of Easter cactus is . Celery has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing and Skin Problems while Easter cactus has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Celery vs Easter cactus

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Celery vs Easter cactus and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Celery are Irritation to stomach whereas of Easter cactus have breathing problems respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Celery has no showy fruits and Easter cactus has no showy fruits. Also Celery is not flowering and Easter cactus is not flowering . You can compare Celery and Easter cactus facts and facts of other plants too.

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