About
Apium graveolens Secalinum Group is a robust variety of leaf celery valued for its flavorful, aromatic foliage and slender stems. The plant features mid- to dark green leaves that are divided and have lobed or coarsely toothed edges, supported by delicate, hollow stems. In summer, it produces small clusters of tiny creamy-white flowers on branching stems, adding to its overall appearance. This celery type is commonly utilized in salads, as a garnish, and for enhancing the taste of soups and stews.
About the genus
Apium includes herbaceous plants that can be classified as annual, biennial, or perennial. The foliage typically consists of leaves that are either divided into three leaflets or pinnately arranged. During the summer months, small white flowers appear, grouped in umbels.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial, Herbs - Culinary
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Toxicity
- Harmful to skin with sunlight. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun or light shade. See celery cultivation for more advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails and and celery leaf miner
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to celery leaf spot