Apium graveolens var. rapaceum 'Brilliant' (Celeriac 'Brilliant' )
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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4 hours care per year |
Botanical name: Apium graveolens var. rapaceum 'Brilliant'
Other names: Celeriac 'Brilliant'
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Genus: Apium
Variety or cultivar: 'Brilliant' _ 'Brilliant' is an edible root vegetable grown for its large, white, knobbly taproot with a nutty, celery flavour that can be harvested in early autumn.
Apium graveolens var. rapaceum 'Brilliant' is: Deciduous
Foliage: Green in Summer
Fruit: White in Autumn
Habit: Rooting
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Specific pests: Carrot fly , Celery fly , Slugs
General care
Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Apium graveolens var. rapaceum 'Brilliant' (Celeriac 'Brilliant' ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.1m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation: Raise seedlings under glass in early spring. Plant hardened-off celeriac seedlings in fertile, moisture-retentive soil in full sun in May-June. Prepare bed in spring with general purpose fertilizer 1-2 weeks before sowing
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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