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Water Celery
Water Celery

Milium Effusum
Milium Effusum



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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Grass

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Types

Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
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Number of Varieties

25
0 40000
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Habitat

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
Damp shady woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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9 - 5

Sunset Zone

H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs Very high moisture
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
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
Average

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Insects
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Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OENANTHE javanica
MILIUM effusum

Common Name

Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
Millet Grass, Wood Millet

In Hindi

Water Celery
Milium effusum

In German

Wasser Sellerie
Wald-Flattergras

In French

Céleri d'eau
millet étalé

In Spanish

El apio agua
effusum milium

In Greek

Σέλινο νερό
milium effusum

In Portuguese

Aipo água
milium effusum

In Polish

Seler Woda
prosownica rozpierzchła

In Latin

Aqua Apium
milium effusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Apiales
Cyperales

Family

Apiaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Oenanthe
Milium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Oenantheae
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Subfamily

Apioideae
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Number of Species

11
1 27800
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Difference Between Water Celery and Milium Effusum

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Importance of Water Celery and Milium Effusum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Water Celery and Milium Effusum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Water Celery and Milium Effusum 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 Milium Effusum is . Water Celery has beauty benefits as follows: while Milium Effusum has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Water Celery vs Milium Effusum

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