Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Half-hardy
H3
RHS hardiness
-5°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 30cm |
10cm | Min | 10cm |
2 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Wild Celery Overview
This plant produces finely divided, compound leaves held alternately on the stem. In late summer, small white flowers are produced in umbels. The species name, or specific epithet 'graveolens' means 'strong smelling'.
Common problems with Wild Celery
Wild Celery Companion Plants
How to harvest Wild Celery
From October to March. Cut the stems at the base and remove.
How to propagate Wild Celery
Seed
Sow indoors from December to march and outdoors from April to June.
Special features of Wild Celery
Crop rotation
Other uses of Wild Celery
It has one of the highest potassium contents of the vegetables and can be eaten raw or cooked. The seeds are also used in cooking. Used in traditional medicine for reducing blood pressure, relieving indigestion, stimulating the uterus, as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic and aphrodisiac.
Edible
Stems are used in a multitude of recipes or can be eaten raw as a vegetable healthfood as it takes more calories to digest than is benefited from it.