Apium graveolens Secalinum Group
A hardy leaf celery grown for its edible aromatic leaves and slender stems often used in salads, as a garnish and for flavouring soups and stews. Divided mid- to dark green leaves with lobed or coarsely-toothed segments are borne on fine, hollow stems. Tiny creamy-white flowers are borne in small clusters on branching stems in summer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Cream White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful to skin with sunlight. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Apium can be annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, with leaves divided into three leaflets, or pinnate; in summer, tiny white flowers are borne in umbels
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun or light shade. See celery cultivation for more advice
Propagation
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs and snails and and celery leaf miner
Diseases
May be susceptible to celery leaf spot
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