Description
This growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly.
Apium graveolens is a biennial growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in saline soils. Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use.
Plant Specifications
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name | Wild Celery. Ajmod, Ajwain-ka-patta (Indian) |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 2.00 to 2.50 feet |
| Flower Colour | Green to white (2nd year) |
| Bloom Time | Seasonal bloomer |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
Apium graveolens care
Prefers a rich moist soil in sun or semi-shade, but with some shade in the summer. It is tolerant of saline soils. The plants are fairly hardy, though they can be damaged by hard frosts.
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 10C / 50F |
| Fertilizer | Apply for organic fertilizer |
Apium graveolens special feature
Plants may naturalize in the landscape through self-seeding.
Apium graveolens uses
Medicinal Use:
- It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory
- etc
Culinary Use:
- The whole plant is harvested when fruiting and is usually liquidized to extract the juice