What is
Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Herbs
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm7.60 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Dry
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
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
Not Available
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Not Available
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Not Available
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Not Available
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
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 Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
LAMIUM amplexicaule
Common Name
Celery
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
In Hindi
अजवायन
henbit deadnettle
In German
Sellerie
henbit deadnettle
In French
Céleri
henbit deadnettle
In Spanish
Apio
deadnettle henbit
In Greek
Σέλινο
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
In Portuguese
Aipo
henbit deadnettle
In Polish
Seler
Henbit jasnota
In Latin
apium
henbit deadnettle
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Lamiales
Family
Apiaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Apium
Lamium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Apieae
Not Available
Subfamily
Apioideae
Not Available
Number of Species
NA26
1
27800
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