Watercress and celery have different taste, growing environment and appearance.
Watercress and celery have a difference in taste, watercress is crisp and refreshing to eat, celery has a stronger flavor to eat, especially when stir-fried with meat, which can enhance the flavor of meat. Watercress likes a moist environment, commonly found in ponds and swamps, river ditches, paddy fields, mainly from the south, belongs to the aquatic rooted plants, while celery is usually grown in the soil, mainly from the north, for the rooted plants.
Water celery is light green in color, small in size, and smells faintly fragrant, while celery stems are longer, hollow in the middle, and have thicker fibers and a stronger scent.
Types of celery
1, celery is a variant of this celery, is introduced from abroad, is divided into yellow stalk and green stalk two kinds. Parsley plant height of 60 to 80 centimeters, petiole fat and wide flat, mostly solid. This variety tastes light and crunchy. Parsley prefers a cool, moist environment and does not tolerate high temperatures.
2, green celery leaves are relatively large, the plant is also tall, thick petiole, eat the strong flavor, high yield. According to its petiole fullness, can be divided into solid and hollow, which solid petiole medullary cavity is very small, narrow and deep ventral groove, good quality, suitable for cultivation in the spring, spring cultivation is not easy to draw shoots, can ensure the yield, and resistant to storage.
3, white celery plant is short, leaf blade is relatively thin, the color is light green. White celery is yellowish-white or white from the appearance characteristics, strong flavor, good quality, easy to soften.
4, this celery's growth is strong and healthy, late draw, less branching, good quality, and disease resistance, adaptability, suitable for cultivation in most areas of China.