| Type: |
Vegetable |
| Seed #: |
153 |
| Common Name: |
Celery |
| Latin Name: |
Apium graveolens |
| Variety: |
Heirloom |
| Colour: |
Green |
| Temperature: |
18C - 25C (64F - 77F) (Zone 2) |
| Blooms: |
100 days |
| Site: |
Full Sun or Part Shade |
| Height: |
30cm - 40cm (12" - 16") |
| Spread: |
20cm - 30cm (8" - 12") |
| Quantity: |
150 Seeds |
Price: |
$3.99 |
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Notes: Low in calories and high in flavour, celery is used in soups & stews for flavouring roasts. A crispy addition to any salad or other vegetable dishes. Prefers rich, well-drained, evenly moist soil.
Instructions: Direct seed 2 mm deep. We suggest to use 3 or 4 seeds per pot or hole and thin out to the strongest plant. Keep well water for best results.
History: The Latin name Apium was derived from a prehistoric Indo-European word for water. Celery grows best with an abundance of water and has a preference for a moist location with its history of growing in salt marshes and wet soils.
Medicinal: Known for its use in pharmacology to effectively relieve gas pains. A 17th-century herbalist Nichols Culpeper proved that the leaves when eaten in the Spring help to purify the blood.
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