Creeping Thyme

Tree Echium

About Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium

Creeping Thyme

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Herbs

Tree

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Canary Islands

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

30010

0 40000

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Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

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

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

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

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Tree Echium

In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Baum Aciam

In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

árbol Aciam

In Greek

Creeping Thyme

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Tomilho

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Creeping Thyme

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Creeping Thyme

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Thymus

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

25960

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium

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

Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Tree Echium

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