Pascal Cutting Celery (apium graveolens) - Also called Leaf Celery, French Celery, or Amsterdam Seasoning. Whatever it is called, this plant is a wonderful addition to any herb garden! This variety of Pascal is the heirloom variety of modern celery as we know it today. It is an easy to grow biennial similar to parsley. Though it does not produce the heavy thick stalk of modern varieties of celery, it's leaves and stems have a very strong celery aroma and flavor and can be cut and used fresh or cooked in soups, salads, and stews in place of celery. Cutting celery is used in Ayurvedic medicine and caution is advised when using during pregnancy. It is easily grown in containers or in the ground anywhere parsley grows. It does prefer some light shade in Summer and benefits from regular watering. Biennial zones 5-11. One live plant in 3 inch container. |