General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 10 inches
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 10 to 20 days
Depth to plant seed: Plant not more than 1/4 inch deep, using vermiculite or peat moss (or both) with fine soil.
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Transplant to garden once frost is over and plants are several inches tall.

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Common names
  • Celery
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Apium graveolens var. dulce
  • Synonym: Apium graveolens var. secalinum

Photo Gallery
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-08-16
Celery (Apium graveolens var. secalinum 'Chinese Pink')
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-08-16
Celery (Apium graveolens var. secalinum 'Chinese Pink') pink stem
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2022-06-07
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2021-10-04
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2024-05-05

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Plant Events from our members
antsinmypants On May 19, 2022 Transplanted
11 Into Garden One.
antsinmypants On March 3, 2022 Plant emerged
Several seedlings emerged.
antsinmypants On February 24, 2022 Seeds sown
1 cup
antsinmypants On March 10, 2021 Plant emerged
7
antsinmypants On March 2, 2021 Seeds sown
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