×

Turnip
Turnip

Celery
Celery



ADD
Compare
X
Turnip
X
Celery

Compare Turnip and Celery

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Europe
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Number of Varieties

30100
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Fields, Vegetable Gardens
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11-9999
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-3
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
-

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sienna, Black
Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Dark Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Broad
Irregular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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

Acidic, 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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew
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

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Allergy

angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria
Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
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

Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots
Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads
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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'
APIUM graveolens

Common Name

Turnip
Celery

In Hindi

शलजम
अजवायन

In German

Rübe
Sellerie

In French

Navet
Céleri

In Spanish

Nabo
Apio

In Greek

Γογγύλι
Σέλινο

In Portuguese

Nabo
Aipo

In Polish

Rzepa
Seler

In Latin

rapa
apium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales
Apiales

Family

Brassicaceae
Apiaceae

Genus

Brassica
Apium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Brassiceae
Apieae

Subfamily

-
Apioideae

Number of Species

-1
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Turnip and Celery

If you are confused whether Turnip 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 Turnip and Celery Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Turnip are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Celery fertilizers required are Less fertilizing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Turnip and Celery if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Turnip and Celery

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Turnip and Celery. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Turnip 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 Turnip is Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems and Lung Problems whereas of Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss. Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair while Celery has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Turnip 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 Turnip 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 Turnip are angioedema, Oral Allergy and Urticaria whereas of Celery have Irritation to stomach respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Turnip has no showy fruits and Celery has no showy fruits. Also Turnip is not flowering and Celery is not flowering . You can compare Turnip and Celery facts and facts of other plants too.