Life Span
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Types
-
Number of Varieties
300
Rank: 28 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Thorns
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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Invasive
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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Flies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folklore
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
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48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
THYMUS serpyllum
Common Name
Creeping Thyme, Breckland thyme, Breckland-garden, Mother-of-thyme, Wild thyme
In Hindi
Creeping Thyme
In German
Feldthymian, Quendel
In French
Serpolet, Thym sauvage
In Spanish
Serpol, Tomillo
In Greek
Creeping Thyme
In Portuguese
Tomilho
In Polish
Creeping Thyme
In Latin
Creeping Thyme
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Thymus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Mentheae
Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Number of Species
259
Rank: 61 (Overall)
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27800
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