There are 20 or so species of perennials and biennials with origins in Europe and temperate Asia, in this genus. Usually grown as an annual in the garden for its stalk or petiole which can be eaten raw or cooked. \u00a0From fleshy bulbous roots sprouts white umbels flowers 3\u2019 feet tall, fruits are small ribbed elliptical to oval seeds. \u00a0Trench celery is demanding of soil conditions and requires attention throughout the 9-month growing season. \u00a0Self-blanching celery is easier to grow but not as hardy and is chosen more by gardeners.<\/p>\n
Grow in an open site in fertile soil with plenty of moisture but well-drained, enriched with organic matter or lime acidic soil. \u00a0Plant after all risk of frost has passed. \u00a0Essential that both water and fertilizer be given on a regular basis to ensure stalks remain tender and succulent.<\/p>\n
Prone to yellowing, leaf blight, slugs,<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and celery flies<\/i><\/em>.<\/p>\n Apium graveolens <\/b><\/strong>var. rapaceum <\/b><\/strong>\u2013 Celery<\/b><\/strong> \u2013 This Asian and European species grows 3\u2019 feet tall and 12-18\u201d wide and occurs in marshy locations along the coast. This erect strong smelling perennial has finely divided leaves on thick grooved leaf stalks and has swollen edible rootstock and slender stalks that are usually discarded, it needs a long growing season to make a large root. \u00a0The lance shaped lobed, leaf segments are \u00bd-2\u201d long. \u00a0In late summer flowers are held in loose compound umbels.<\/p>\n Zones 5-10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apium \u2013 Celery \u2013 Celeriac There are 20 or so species of perennials and biennials with origins in Europe and temperate Asia, in this genus. Usually grown as an annual in the garden for its stalk or petiole which can be eaten raw or cooked. \u00a0From fleshy bulbous roots sprouts white umbels flowers 3\u2019 feet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[21,20,86],"product_tag":[],"common-name":[],"toolset-meta":{"plant-product-fields":{"is-featured-product":{"type":"checkbox","raw":""},"zone":{"type":"checkboxes","raw":"","checked":[],"formatted":""},"scientific-name":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"toolset-woocommerce-fields":{"_download_limit":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_virtual":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_downloadable":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_download_expiry":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_download_type":{"type":"radio","raw":""},"_regular_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price_dates_from":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sale_price_dates_to":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sku":{"type":"textfield","raw":"PDE-160252434"},"_manage_stock":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_stock_status":{"type":"radio","raw":"instock"},"_stock":{"type":"numeric","raw":null},"_backorders":{"type":"radio","raw":"no"},"_sold_individually":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_width":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_length":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_purchase_note":{"type":"textarea","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3927"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3927"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=3927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}