Apium graveolens Secalinum Group

RHS Plant Profile
celery Secalinum Group

Synonyms

Apium graveolens Chinese celery

Annual Biennial Herbs - Culinary

A hardy leaf celery grown for its edible aromatic leaves and slender stems often used in salads, as a garnish and for flavouring soups and stews. Divided mid- to dark green leaves with lobed or coarsely-toothed segments are borne on fine, hollow stems. Tiny creamy-white flowers are borne in small clusters on branching stems in summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1–2 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Apiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Columnar upright
Potentially harmful
Harmful to skin with sunlight. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Genus
Apium can be annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, with leaves divided into three leaflets, or pinnate; in summer, tiny white flowers are borne in umbels
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun or light shade. See celery cultivation for more advice

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails and and celery leaf miner

Diseases

May be susceptible to celery leaf spot