Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Herbs
Origin
China
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus, Thymus pseudolanuginosus
Number of Varieties
150010
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
11-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Gray mold, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Butterflies
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Antiseptic, Disinfectant
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used as a flavouring in food, Used as essential oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Edging, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA oldhamii
THYMUS pseudolanuginosus
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
Wooly Thyme
In Hindi
Bānsa
Wooly Thyme
In German
Bambus
Wooly Thymian
In French
Bambou
Wooly Thyme
In Spanish
Bambú
Lanoso Tomillo
In Greek
μπαμπού
Wooly Θυμάρι
In Portuguese
bambu
Wooly tomilho
In Polish
Bambus
Wooly Tymianek
In Latin
Bamboo
Wooly Thyme
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Thymus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
91100
1
27800
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