Kou

Creeping Thyme

About Kou and Creeping Thyme

Kou

Creeping Thyme

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Herbs

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

15300

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

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

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm5.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm10.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Purple, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Flies

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

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

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Folklore

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

THYMUS serpyllum

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

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

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Creeping Thyme

In German

Cordia subcordata

Feldthymian, Quendel

In French

Cordia subcordata

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

Serpol, Tomillo

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Creeping Thyme

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Tomilho

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

Creeping Thyme

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Creeping Thyme

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Boraginaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Cordia

Thymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

1259

1 27800

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Properties of Kou and Creeping Thyme

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

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Season and Care of Kou and Creeping Thyme

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

Kou and Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Kou and Creeping Thyme physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Creeping Thyme height is 5.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Creeping Thyme are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

Care of Kou and Creeping Thyme

Care of Kou and Creeping Thyme include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Creeping Thyme pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kou 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.