Celery 'Redventure' from Jardins de l'Écoumène (Apium graveolens) is a unique and attractive variety, prized for its colourful stalks and distinctive taste. With its brilliant red hues contrasting with emerald green foliage, it brings a striking visual touch to the vegetable garden and cooked dishes.
Spread: 30-40 cm
Plant height: 60-70 cm
Quantity per pack: Approximately 250 seeds
Companion plants: Leeks, cabbages, tomatoes
Enemy plants: Corn, carrots
The stems of 'Redventure' are a deep, glossy red, creating an aesthetic contrast with the emerald green foliage. Firm, hollow and elongated, they also have trilobed, flattened and toothed leaves, giving the plant an elegant appearance. The taste of raw celery is pronounced and slightly sharp, but becomes tender, sweet and crisp when cooked. This subtle flavor makes it an excellent choice for soups, stocks, salads and marinades.
This variety prefers very fertile and well-watered soil, necessary to produce its delicious and colorful stems. The growing cycle lasts about 100 to 110 days. The stems can be harvested gradually, cutting off the blanched ones for continuous production, or the plants can be left to mature to obtain partially blanched stems with a golden pink heart.
Celery 'Redventure' is ideal for home gardeners looking for a productive, aesthetic and tasty plant to grow. Its visual beauty and versatility in the kitchen make it a valuable variety, adding rich colours and flavours to vegetable gardens and seasonal dishes.
