Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Epigeal, Hypogeal
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Number of Varieties
2100
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, Wild
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-3
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Reniform
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, root cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost
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
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Allergy
Kidney Disease
Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Hanging Basket
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Beans
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Basketary, Edible seed
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 Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
COTYLEDON
APIUM graveolens
Common Name
Pig's ear, Dog's ear
Celery
In Hindi
बीजपत्र
अजवायन
In German
Cotyledon
Sellerie
In French
Cotyledon
Céleri
In Spanish
Cotyledon
Apio
In Greek
κοτυληδών kotylēdōn
Σέλινο
In Portuguese
Cotyledon
Aipo
In Polish
Liścień
Seler
In Latin
Cotyledon
apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Apiales
Family
Crassulaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Cotyledon L.
Apium
Clade
Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Apieae
Subfamily
-
Apioideae
Number of Species
121
1
27800
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