Creeping Thyme

Hyacinth

About Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth

Creeping Thyme

Hyacinth

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Number of Varieties

30030

0 40000

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

Mediterranean region

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

21,22

Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long slender

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Sand

Loam

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Insects

Allergy

Skin irritation

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

Hyacinthus orientalis

Common Name

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

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

ह्यचीन्थ

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Hyazinthe

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

jacinthe

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

jacinto

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

υάκινθος

In Portuguese

Tomilho

jacinto

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

hiacynt

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

et hyacinthinas,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Liliales

Family

Lamiaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Thymus

Hyacinthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Scilloideae

Number of Species

2593

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth

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

Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Hyacinth

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