Celery
Apium graveolens
- Layer 4 · Herbaceous
- Edible companion
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
Native to the Mediterranean and European environment, it is a biennial aromatic plant cultivated as a vegetable. It requires a constant supply of water and rich soil to produce succulent and flavoursome stems.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
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Needs
- Water: High
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Biennial herb up to 0.6 m
- Mature diameter: 0.4 m
- Soils: Loam, Clay
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Hot, dry Mediterranean
Calendar
- January
- February
- March — Planting
- April — Planting
- May — Planting
- June — Harvest
- July — Harvest
- August — Harvest
- September — Harvest
- October — Harvest
- November
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: Widely consumed in the diet, it acts as a natural diuretic and helps control blood pressure.
Where to buy
Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
See which trees the celery grows well with
We have no trees recorded with this species yet. Start from the tree on your land.
No account needed.
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