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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Herbs

Origin
Europe, Mediterranean

Types
-

Number of Varieties
300 28

Habitat
Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

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

Habit
Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
5.00 cm

Minimum Width
10.00 cm

Plant Color

Flower Color
Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Oval

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Sand

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Summer

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Sand

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
-

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Flies

Allergy
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

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

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Folklore

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
THYMUS serpyllum

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

In Hindi
Creeping Thyme

In German
Feldthymian, Quendel

In French
Serpolet, Thym sauvage

In Spanish
Serpol, Tomillo

In Greek
Creeping Thyme

In Portuguese
Tomilho

In Polish
Creeping Thyme

In Latin
Creeping Thyme

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Lamiales

Family
Lamiaceae

Genus
Thymus

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
Mentheae

Subfamily
Nepetoideae

Number of Species
259 61

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Properties of Creeping Thyme

Want to know the properties of Creeping Thyme? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Creeping Thyme is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Creeping Thyme Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Creeping Thyme. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Creeping Thyme physical information is as follows: 5.00 cm tall and 10.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Creeping Thyme

Taking Creeping Thyme Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Creeping Thyme include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Creeping Thyme

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Creeping Thyme is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Creeping Thyme is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 300 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Sandy areas, Stony hillsides and Upland soils and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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