Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Australia
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
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Number of Varieties
1005
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Cold Regions, Moist Soils, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
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H1, H2, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Costapalmate
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
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✔
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Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Birds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing
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
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
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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
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
LIVISTONA decipiens
Common Name
Celery
Fountain Palm, Ribbon Palm
In Hindi
अजवायन
Ribbon Palm
In German
Sellerie
Ribbon Palm
In French
Céleri
Ribbon Palm
In Spanish
Apio
Ribbon Palm
In Greek
Σέλινο
Ribbon Palm
In Portuguese
Aipo
Ribbon Palm
In Polish
Seler
Ribbon Palm
In Latin
apium
Ribbon Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Arecales
Family
Apiaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Apium
Livistona
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Apieae
Corypheae
Subfamily
Apioideae
Coryphoideae
Number of Species
134
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27800
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