| Type: |
Herb |
| Seed #: |
497 |
| Common Name: |
Red Celery |
| Latin Name: |
apium graveolens |
| Variety: |
Heirloom |
| Colour: |
Red |
| Temperature: |
18C - 25C (64F - 77F) (Zone 2) |
| Blooms: |
May to June |
| Site: |
Full Sun |
| Height: |
30cm - 40cm (12" - 16") |
| Spread: |
20cm - 30cm (8" - 12") |
| Quantity: |
100 Seeds |
Price: |
$3.99 |
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Attracts
Butterflies |
Deer
Resistant |
Scented
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Notes: Delicious and colourful addition to the average vegetable garden or dinner plate, because of it striking color. Great in soups, salads and stir-fry or just on its own as a snack or garnish.
Instructions: Direct seed 2 mm deep. Red Celery is heavy on water and nutrients but worth the effort. Store-bought celery tastes nothing like that which you grow yourself. Use plenty of compost and mulch around the plants to retain moisture.
Habitat: Moist,well drained, nutrient rich soils. Really appreciates compost and mulch.
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 proven its preference for a moist location with its history of growing in salty 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 helps to purify the blood.
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