Creeping Thyme

Crabapple

About Creeping Thyme and Crabapple

Creeping Thyme

Crabapple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Tree

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

No Available

Number of Varieties

30055

0 40000

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Mat-forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm550.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

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

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Formal Garden

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Used to make juice

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, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

Malus Barbara Ann

Common Name

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

Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Crabapple

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Crabapple

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Crabapple

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

manzano silvestre

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

Crabapple

In Portuguese

Tomilho

Crabapple

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

jabłoń

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

Crabapple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Lamiaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Thymus

Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Mentheae

Maleae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

25955

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Crabapple

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Crabapple

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

Creeping Thyme and Crabapple Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Crabapple physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Crabapple height is 610.00 cm and width 550.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Crabapple are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Crabapple flower color:
Crabapple leaf color:

Care of Creeping Thyme and Crabapple

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