Cleyera

Creeping Thyme

About Cleyera and Creeping Thyme

Cleyera

Creeping Thyme

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Herbs

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Number of Varieties

1300

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm5.00 cm

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm10.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, pollinators

Flies

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

THYMUS serpyllum

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

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

In Hindi

Cleyera

Creeping Thyme

In German

Sakaki

Feldthymian, Quendel

In French

Cleyera

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

In Spanish

Cleyera

Serpol, Tomillo

In Greek

Cleyera

Creeping Thyme

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Tomilho

In Polish

Cleyera

Creeping Thyme

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Creeping Thyme

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Lamiales

Family

Theaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Thymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Freziereae

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

18259

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Creeping Thyme

Wondering what are the properties of Cleyera and Creeping Thyme? We provide you with everything About Cleyera and Creeping Thyme. Cleyera doesn't have thorns and Creeping Thyme doesn't have thorns. Also Cleyera does not have fragrant flowers. Cleyera has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Creeping Thyme has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. 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 Cleyera and Creeping Thyme and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Creeping Thyme

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

Cleyera and Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Cleyera and Creeping Thyme physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Creeping Thyme are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

Care of Cleyera and Creeping Thyme

Care of Cleyera and Creeping Thyme include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Thyme pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cleyera 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.