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Water Celery
Water Celery

Protea
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

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

Types

Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

21600
0 40000
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Habitat

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-8

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Spreading
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm91.44 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm91.44 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
Egg-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
-

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

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
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
-

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Insects
Flying insects, Insects

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
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds
Flowers

Other Uses

Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OENANTHE javanica
PROTEA

Common Name

Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

Water Celery
Protea plant

In German

Wasser Sellerie
Protea Pflanze

In French

Céleri d'eau
usine de Protea

In Spanish

El apio agua
planta de protea

In Greek

Σέλινο νερό
φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

Aipo água
planta Protea

In Polish

Seler Woda
Protea roślin

In Latin

Aqua Apium
Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales
Proteales

Family

Apiaceae
Proteaceae

Genus

Oenanthe
Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Oenantheae
Proteae

Subfamily

Apioideae
Proteoideae

Number of Species

11600
1 27800
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Difference Between Water Celery and Protea

If you are confused whether Water Celery or Protea 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 Water Celery and Protea Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Water Celery are Apply 10-10-10 amount, whereas for Protea fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Water Celery and Protea if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Water Celery and Protea

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

Compare Facts of Water Celery vs Protea

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 Protea 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 Protea have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Water Celery has no showy fruits and Protea has no showy fruits. Also Water Celery is not flowering and Protea is flowering. You can compare Water Celery and Protea facts and facts of other plants too.