Peppermint

Creeping Thyme

About Peppermint and Creeping Thyme

Peppermint

Creeping Thyme

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Middle East

Europe, Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA300

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Purple, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Double

Single

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Bees

Flies

5.12 Allergy

flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Maintains teeth healthy

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A

Folklore

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries

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

Herb

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Mentha × piperita

THYMUS serpyllum

7.2 Common Name

Peppermint

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

पिपरमिंट

Creeping Thyme

7.2.2 In German

Pfefferminze

Feldthymian, Quendel

7.2.3 In French

Menthe poivrée

Serpolet, Thym sauvage

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mentha × piperita

Serpol, Tomillo

7.2.5 In Greek

Μέντα

Creeping Thyme

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hortelã-pimenta

Tomilho

7.2.7 In Polish

Mięta pieprzowa

Creeping Thyme

7.2.8 In Latin

Peppermint

Creeping Thyme

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Mentha

Thymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

18259

1 27800

Properties of Peppermint and Creeping Thyme

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

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Season and Care of Peppermint and Creeping Thyme

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

Peppermint and Creeping Thyme Physical Information

Peppermint and Creeping Thyme physical information is very important for comparison. Peppermint height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Creeping Thyme height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Peppermint and Creeping Thyme are as follows:

Peppermint flower color: Purple
Peppermint leaf color: Dark Green
Creeping Thyme flower color: Purple and Light Pink
Creeping Thyme leaf color: Green

Care of Peppermint and Creeping Thyme

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