Thymus quinquecostatus | Thyme | Flower
Thymus quinquecostatus belongs to the plant family LAMIACEĈ and Genus Thymus This Flower prefers Dry, well drained soil a pH of 08,09 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Thymus quinquecostatus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Thymus quinquecostatus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Thymus quinquecostatus thyme is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Thymus quinquecostatus can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. Thyme needs summer days with high heat. This plant likes soils that are poor. This species likes full sun. It needs soil that is dry, well drained. This plant can survive short periods of drought.
Thymus quinquecostatus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Thymus quinquecostatus is a perennial. The blossoms are usually either rose or purple.
Leaves of the plant Thymus quinquecostatus have a smell of pungent leaves and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Cooked.
Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the Malayan Mombin plant
Thymus quinquecostatus is most frequently used cooked.
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.