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ach, celery seed, marche, marsh parsley, smallage, smalledge, sweet parsley, Venus's herb, wild celery, ache, mers
Annual Biennial Herbs - Culinary
This is the wild plant from which celery and celeriac has been bred. It is a biennial of damp ground which can tolerate salty conditions. In the first year, it grows a clump of bright green aromatic leaves and in the second year, blooms with clusters of small white flowers. These ripen to light brown seeds. Leaves and seeds can be eaten in small quantities to flavour food
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres