Black Spruce

Creeping Thyme

About Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme

Black Spruce

Creeping Thyme

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Herbs

Origin

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Number of Varieties

8300

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-6-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm5.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Flies

Allergy

Dermatitis

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

THYMUS serpyllum

Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Creeping Thyme, Breckland thyme, Breckland-garden, Mother-of-thyme, Wild thyme

In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

Creeping Thyme

In German

Schwarz Fichte

Feldthymian, Quendel

In French

Noir Épicéa

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

Serpol, Tomillo

In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Creeping Thyme

In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Tomilho

In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Creeping Thyme

In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Creeping Thyme

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Lamiales

Family

Pinaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Picea

Thymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

35259

1 27800

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Properties of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme

Wondering what are the properties of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme? We provide you with everything About Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme. Black Spruce has thorns and Creeping Thyme doesn't have thorns. Also Black Spruce does not have fragrant flowers. Black Spruce has allergic reactions like Dermatitis and Creeping Thyme has allergic reactions like Dermatitis. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme

Season and care of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme is important to know. While considering everything about Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Spruce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Creeping Thyme season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Black Spruce is Clay, Loam and for Creeping Thyme is Sand while the PH of soil for Black Spruce is Acidic, Neutral and for Creeping Thyme is Neutral, Alkaline.

Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

Care of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme

Care of Black Spruce and Creeping Thyme include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Spruce pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Creeping Thyme pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Thyme needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.