Celery
Celery was originally a biennial that grew in marshland areas and had a pungent, medicinal flavor. It was well known in the Middle Ages as a medicinal plant, but it wasn't used as food until much later. Due to its unpleasant taste, it was not used as a vegetable until the Italians and French developed a sweeter tasting, thicker stalked variety in the 1500s.
Gardeners in Italy, France, and England were heavily involved in improving the flavor and growth of celery during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and European colonists brought it with them to America in the early 1800s.
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Par-Cel Leaf Celery Seeds - (Apium graveolens v. secalinum)
$3.30Par-Cel Leaf Celery - So Easy to Grow Named for its parsley appearance and snappy fresh celery flavor, Par-Cel is a somewhat unknown 18th century Dutch heirloom that is luring home gardeners away from growing celery. Much hardier and easier to grow than...$3.30 -
Tall Utah Celery Seeds - (Apium graveolens)
$3.30Tall Utah Celery - Popular and Dependable for Home Gardens Fresh aromatic, delicious home-grown celery puts the store-bought stuff to shame. One bite of a fresh-picked stalk, straight from your garden and you’ll never go back! Utah has long been a...$3.30
