Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
South America
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Number of Varieties
10013
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Lakes, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
11-8
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm15.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Shade areas, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, 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
Shade areas, Wet Site
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Water gardening
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
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 Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
HYDROCLEYS nymphoides
Common Name
Celery
Water Poppy
In Hindi
अजवायन
जल पोस्ता
In German
Sellerie
Wasser Poppy
In French
Céleri
eau Poppy
In Spanish
Apio
amapola agua
In Greek
Σέλινο
νερό παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Aipo
água Poppy
In Polish
Seler
Woda Poppy
In Latin
apium
Aqua Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Alismatales
Family
Apiaceae
Alismataceae
Genus
Apium
Hydrocleys
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
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Number of Species
123
1
27800
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