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Water Celery
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Sedge or Rush

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
Africa

Types

Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
C. papyrus, C. papyrus 'Nanus

Number of Varieties

22
0 40000
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Habitat

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
Lakes, Shores of rivers or lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-117-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-7

Sunset Zone

H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
fungus

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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

Fine
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Insects
Flying insects, Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds
Stem

Other Uses

Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OENANTHE javanica
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'

Common Name

Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus

In Hindi

Water Celery
पेपिरस संयंत्र

In German

Wasser Sellerie
ägyptischen Papyrus-Pflanze

In French

Céleri d'eau
Papyrus égyptien

In Spanish

El apio agua
Papiro egipcio

In Greek

Σέλινο νερό
αιγυπτιακό πάπυρο

In Portuguese

Aipo água
Papiro egípcio

In Polish

Seler Woda
Papiro egipcio

In Latin

Aqua Apium
CHARTA

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes

Order

Apiales
Poales

Family

Apiaceae
Cyperaceae

Genus

Oenanthe
Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Oenantheae
Cariceae

Subfamily

Apioideae
Cyperoideae

Number of Species

11
1 27800
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Difference Between Water Celery and Egyptian Papyrus

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Importance of Water Celery and Egyptian Papyrus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Water Celery and Egyptian Papyrus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Water Celery and Egyptian Papyrus 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 Water Celery is Depurative, Febrifuge and Styptic whereas of Egyptian Papyrus is Cancer, Heals minor burns and Wounds. Water Celery has beauty benefits as follows: while Egyptian Papyrus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Water Celery vs Egyptian Papyrus

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