About
This robust variety of celery, Apium graveolens var. dulce 'Granada', is known for its high productivity and dense stalks that grow in compact clusters. It exhibits a solid resistance to various diseases.
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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Toxicity
- Harmful to skin with sunlight. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Harden off plants before planting out in May. Space plants 25cm apart to aid self-blanching. Keep well watered and apply a high nitrogen fertiliser once established. See celery cultivation for further information
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free