Creeping Thyme

Clumping Bamboo

About Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo

Creeping Thyme

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Grass

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

China

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

30030

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 7

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Skin irritation

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

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

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

बांस

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Tomilho

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Thymus

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Mentheae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

2591200

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo

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

Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Creeping Thyme and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Thyme pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Creeping Thyme needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.