Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

About Creeping Thyme and Cleome serrulata

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Herbs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

300NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available3-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Insects, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flies

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

7.2 Common Name

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

Cleome, Spider Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

7.2.2 In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Cleome serrulata

7.2.3 In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Cleome serrulata

7.2.4 In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

serrulata cleome

7.2.5 In Greek

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tomilho

serrulata Cleome

7.2.7 In Polish

Creeping Thyme

cleome serrulata

7.2.8 In Latin

Creeping Thyme

Cleome serrulata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Cleomaceae

8.6 Genus

Thymus

Cleome

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

259NA

1 27800

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 Not Available and width Not Available 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.