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Water Celery
Water Celery

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tender Perennial
Vegetable

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
Central America, Mexico

Types

Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

23
0 40000
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Habitat

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-117-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Spreading
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs Very high moisture
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount
Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Insects
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

-
Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OENANTHE javanica
MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

Water Celery
Mousemelon

In German

Wasser Sellerie
Maus Melone

In French

Céleri d'eau
Mousemelon

In Spanish

El apio agua
Mousemelon

In Greek

Σέλινο νερό
πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

Aipo água
melão rato

In Polish

Seler Woda
mysz melona

In Latin

Aqua Apium
mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales
Cucurbitales

Family

Apiaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Oenanthe
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Oenantheae
Melothrieae

Subfamily

Apioideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

150
1 27800
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Difference Between Water Celery and Mouse Melon

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Importance of Water Celery and Mouse Melon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Water Celery and Mouse Melon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Water Celery and Mouse Melon 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 Mouse Melon is Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation and Rich in Iron. Water Celery has beauty benefits as follows: while Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Water Celery vs Mouse Melon

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 Water Celery vs Mouse Melon 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 Water Celery are whereas of Mouse Melon have Throat itching and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Water Celery has no showy fruits and Mouse Melon has showy fruits. Also Water Celery is not flowering and Mouse Melon is not flowering . You can compare Water Celery and Mouse Melon facts and facts of other plants too.