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 marrazzo Aug 20, 2019 12:52 PM CST |
| Does anyone know the ph required to assure red/scarlet blooms from Red Creeping Thyme? We bought 1000 Thymus praecox 'Coccineus' seeds last spring, they germinated pretty well, and are now coming to bloom. Blooms are definitely NOT red/scarlet or any reasonable facsimile thereof (see pic).  I contacted the seller who expressed sorrow that the blooms were not what was expected for "Heirloom Creeping Thyme Seeds 'Scarlet'". They suggested that the problem was the ph for my plantings. In a followup, I asked if they cultivated these seeds, and if so then what was the ph of that soil in which they bloomed "scarlet". I also asked at what ph this Thyme would be expected to bloom red rather than light lavender. They are not answering me anymore. So, again, does anyone know the ph required to assure red/scarlet blooms from Red Creeping Thyme? |
Name: Janine NE Connecticut (Zone 6a)        janinilulu Aug 20, 2019 4:48 PM CST |
| There are no red/scarlet flowering thymes. Period. |
marrazzo Aug 21, 2019 8:04 AM CST |
janinilulu said:There are no red/scarlet flowering thymes. Period. Wow! All Frauds?: perennialsDOTcom/plants/thymus-praecox-coccineus.html www.monroviaDOTcom/plant-catalog/plants/2817/red-creeping-thyme/ www.stepablesDOTcom/5/Thymus_praecox_Red_Creeping_Thyme.html www.waysidegardensDOTcom/red-creeping-thyme/p/v1806/ and my vendor: beanacresseedsDOTcom/shop?keywords=thyme&olsPage=products%2Fcreeping-thyme-scarlet-red-thyme-seeds-creeping-thyme-seeds-ground-cover-seeds-heirloom-seeds and many others? Hard to believe. |
Name: Sue Bexar County, South Texas          Never_Ending_Quest Aug 21, 2019 8:29 AM CST |
| Welcome @marrazzo I think the confusion may be in the name.  There are many sources for plants called red thyme, or scarlet thyme. But if you google images, you will find that they are nearly all actually a lavender or hot pink color and have descriptions like "deep, lavender-red" or "reddish pink flowers "  https://www.monrovia.com/plant... I don't know about PH for thyme. I planted some stepable thyme, but it doesn't get enough sun. So, even though it is growing, it has not bloomed. On a Never Ending Quest: First to learn...then to teach. |
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