Heather

Creeping Thyme

About Heather and Creeping Thyme

Heather

Creeping Thyme

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Herbs

Origin

Europe, Morocco, Western Asia

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Number of Varieties

700300

0 40000

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-5

9-1

Sunset Zone

A1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17

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

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm5.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm10.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Pink

Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Ammonium Nitrate

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Armillaria mellea, Chlorosis, Crown rot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Shade areas, Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Moths

Flies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

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

Beauty Benefits

Skin inflammation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Colic, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Rheumatism, Stomach pain, Urinary tract problems

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CALLUNA vulgaris

THYMUS serpyllum

Common Name

Heather, Common heather, Ling

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

In Hindi

हीथ

Creeping Thyme

In German

Heidekraut

Feldthymian, Quendel

In French

bruyère

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

In Spanish

brezo

Serpol, Tomillo

In Greek

ερείκη

Creeping Thyme

In Portuguese

urze

Tomilho

In Polish

wrzos

Creeping Thyme

In Latin

Heather

Creeping Thyme

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Lamiales

Family

Ericaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Calluna

Thymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Ericeae

Mentheae

Subfamily

Ericoideae

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

860259

1 27800

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Properties of Heather and Creeping Thyme

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

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Season and Care of Heather and Creeping Thyme

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

Heather and Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Heather and Creeping Thyme physical information is very important for comparison. Heather height is 10.20 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Heather and Creeping Thyme are as follows:

Heather flower color: White, Red and Pink
Heather leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

Care of Heather and Creeping Thyme

Care of Heather and Creeping Thyme include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heather pruning is done Prune in early summer, 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 Heather 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.