Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
Types
Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
Number of Varieties
2
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
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
Thorns
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Insects
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
OENANTHE javanica
Common Name
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
In Hindi
Water Celery
In German
Wasser Sellerie
In French
Céleri d'eau
In Spanish
El apio agua
In Greek
Σέλινο νερό
In Portuguese
Aipo água
In Polish
Seler Woda
In Latin
Aqua Apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Oenanthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Oenantheae
Subfamily
Apioideae
Number of Species
1
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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