Creeping Thyme

Sour Cherry

About Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry

Creeping Thyme

Sour Cherry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Fruit

Number of Varieties

300300

0 40000

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Mat-forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Pests and Diseases

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, 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

✔ ✘

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

Birds

Allergy

Skin irritation

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folklore

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., 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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

PRUNUS cerasus

Common Name

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

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Sour cherry

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Sauerkirsche

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Prunus cerasus

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

Prunus cerasus

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

Sour cherry

In Portuguese

Tomilho

Ginja

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

Wiśnia pospolita

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

Prunus cerasus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Lamiaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Thymus

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

259270

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry

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

Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Sour Cherry

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