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About Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbs
Grass
1.3 Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
300
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils
Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
5-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8 - 5
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
61.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Light Pink
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Flies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Folklore
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
THYMUS serpyllum
ALOPECURUS pratensis
7.2 Common Name
Creeping Thyme, Breckland thyme, Breckland-garden, Mother-of-thyme, Wild thyme
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.1 In Hindi
Creeping Thyme
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.2 In German
Feldthymian, Quendel
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
7.2.3 In French
Serpolet, Thym sauvage
vulpin des prés
7.2.4 In Spanish
Serpol, Tomillo
pradera de cola de zorra
7.2.5 In Greek
Creeping Thyme
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tomilho
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.7 In Polish
Creeping Thyme
łąka ber
7.2.8 In Latin
Creeping Thyme
meadow Foxtail
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Lamiales
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Lamiaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Thymus
Alopecurus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Mentheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
259
Rank: 49 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail

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

Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail

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

Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

  • Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink

  • Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Creeping Thyme and Meadow Foxtail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Thyme pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Creeping Thyme needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.

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