Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Number of Varieties
10040
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
meadows, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm76.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Ivory, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
-
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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✘
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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
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fibre
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
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
Common Name
Celery
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
In Hindi
अजवायन
Needle Grass
In German
Sellerie
Nadel- Gras
In French
Céleri
aiguille Herbe
In Spanish
Apio
Hierba de aguja
In Greek
Σέλινο
βελόνα Grass
In Portuguese
Aipo
agulha Relva
In Polish
Seler
igła do trawy
In Latin
apium
acus Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Apiales
Cyperales
Family
Apiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Apium
Stipa
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Apieae
Stipeae
Subfamily
Apioideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
1150
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27800
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