Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

About Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Herbs

Herbs, Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Number of Varieties

30010

0 40000

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

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, 24

Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Small elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Sand

Sandy, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Edible, Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

Common Name

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

Cleome, Spider Flower

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Cleome serrulata

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Cleome serrulata

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

serrulata cleome

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

In Portuguese

Tomilho

serrulata Cleome

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

cleome serrulata

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

Family

Lamiaceae

Cleomaceae

Genus

Thymus

Cleome

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

259170

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata

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

Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata

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