Creeping Thyme

Water Clover

About Creeping Thyme and Water Clover

Creeping Thyme

Water Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

300NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Four wedge-shaped leaflets

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Organic Manure

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Clover Clot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flies

Frogs

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Beriberi, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Folklore

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Seeds, Spores

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Used like flour, Used to make dough

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

THYMUS serpyllum

MARSILEA drummondii

7.2 Common Name

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

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover

7.2.1 In Hindi

Creeping Thyme

Water Clover

7.2.2 In German

Feldthymian, Quendel

Wasser Klee

7.2.3 In French

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

Eau Clover

7.2.4 In Spanish

Serpol, Tomillo

Agua trébol

7.2.5 In Greek

Creeping Thyme

νερό Clover

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tomilho

Clover água

7.2.7 In Polish

Creeping Thyme

Woda Clover

7.2.8 In Latin

Creeping Thyme

Trifolium aqua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Hydropteridales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Marsileaceae

8.6 Genus

Thymus

Marsilea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

259NA

1 27800

Properties of Creeping Thyme and Water Clover

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Thyme and Water Clover

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

Creeping Thyme and Water Clover Physical Information

Creeping Thyme and Water Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Thyme height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Water Clover height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Thyme and Water Clover are as follows:

Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green
Water Clover flower color: Not Available
Water Clover leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Creeping Thyme and Water Clover

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