Creeping Thyme

Engelmann Spruce

About Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce

Creeping Thyme

Engelmann Spruce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

mexicana , white spruce

Number of Varieties

3002

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

Alpine Meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

7-1

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Mat-forming

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm1,830.00 cm

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm460.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

reseeds, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water excessively

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

Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Needle rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

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

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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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Birds

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

PICEA engelmannii

Common Name

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

mountain spruce

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Engelmann spruce

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Engelmann spruce

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Engelmann spruce

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

Engelmann spruce

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

Engelmann spruce

In Portuguese

Tomilho

Engelmann spruce

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

Engelmann spruce

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

Engelmann spruce

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Lamiales

Pinales

Family

Lamiaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Thymus

Picea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

2592

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce

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

Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Engelmann Spruce height is 1,830.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Engelmann Spruce flower color:
Engelmann Spruce leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce

Care of Creeping Thyme and Engelmann Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Thyme pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Engelmann Spruce pruning is done Prune ocassionally, 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 Engelmann Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.