Gillyflower

Creeping Thyme

About Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme

Gillyflower

Creeping Thyme

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Europe, Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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300

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Purple, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well 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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Folklore

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

THYMUS serpyllum

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Creeping Thyme

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Feldthymian, Quendel

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Serpol, Tomillo

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Creeping Thyme

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Tomilho

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Creeping Thyme

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Creeping Thyme

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Thymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Mentheae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme

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

Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Creeping Thyme height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Creeping Thyme

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