2000 Cutting LEAF CELERY Apium Graveolens European Chinese Herb Seeds

DESCRIPTION: NAME: 'Leaf' Celery OTHER COMMON NAMES: Cutting Celery / Cutting Leaf Celery / European Cutting Celery / Chinese Celery / Soup Celery SCIENTIFIC NAME: Apium Graveolens COLOR: Green PLANT SEEDS: When soil temp warms to 60 - 70F HARVEST: 45 Days HARDINESS ZONE: Annual PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18" PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 2000 Seeds OTHER: 'Leaf' Celery is an heirloom that is grown for the leaves rather than the stalks. (You can eat stalks, but they are thinner & are not as good as "stalk" varieties.) The leaves have the same taste as celery stalks, but the flavor is about 4 times stronger. Because of the strong flavor, the leaves are typically not just eaten alone raw, but this strength makes them wonderful as an herb fresh or dried to flavor soups, stews, etc. The plants can take up less space than regular celery, & can be grown in containers. Leaf Celery is a ‘cut & come again’ plant with fragrant