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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual or Biennial

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Asia
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Bulb Vegetable
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Number of Varieties

10100
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9-3

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Irregular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
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

Loam, 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

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

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root
Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye
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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
APIUM graveolens

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot
Celery

In Hindi

Shallot
अजवायन

In German

Schalotte
Sellerie

In French

échalote
Céleri

In Spanish

chalote
Apio

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού
Σέλινο

In Portuguese

Sallot
Aipo

In Polish

Sallot
Seler

In Latin

Sallot
apium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Apiales

Family

Liliaceae
Apiaceae

Genus

Allium
Apium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Apieae

Subfamily

-
Apioideae

Number of Species

7501
1 27800
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Difference Between Shallot and Celery

If you are confused whether Shallot or Celery are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Shallot and Celery Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Shallot are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Celery fertilizers required are Less fertilizing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Shallot and Celery if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Shallot and Celery

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Shallot and Celery. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Shallot and Celery as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Shallot is anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Hypotensive whereas of Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss. Shallot has beauty benefits as follows: while Celery has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Shallot vs Celery

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Shallot vs Celery and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Shallot are Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses whereas of Celery have Irritation to stomach respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Shallot has no showy fruits and Celery has no showy fruits. Also Shallot is not flowering and Celery is not flowering . You can compare Shallot and Celery facts and facts of other plants too.