Celery was considered a holy plant in the classical period of Greece and the winners of the Nemean Games wore the celery leaves. The Romans valued celery more for cooking than for religion but much superstition was connected with it and the plant was thought to bring bad fortune under certain circumstances.

Today, celery is a popular herb and vegetable in Europe. The roots, leaves are used for garnishing purposes as well as can be cooked for eating as a vegetable. Sandy loam soil with a good content of organic matter and plenty of moisture is what this plant for proper growth prefers.

Pleasingly crisp texture and subtle flavor of the celery seeds, exotic odor of the green stalk and leaves and a warm and slightly bitter taste of this dried fruit form the perennial herbaceous plant has made celery useable foods, beverages, drugs and perfumery.

Mostly produced in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, Indian celery dominates the world market.