Latin name: Thymus vulgaris
Description: All Thymes are sun-loving evergreen perennials grown for their aromatic culinary uses and often attractively coloured foliage. Thymus vulgaris, the common thyme (25 x 30cm) is a wiry stemmed shrubby plant with small, very dark green leaves, where as T. caespitius is much more prostrate at 5 x 36cm with bright green leaves. Some have delightful variegated or silver foliage, making them excellent for planting in patchwork drifts
Hardiness: Most thymes are hardy but often need replacing after 3-4 years.
Height: Depends on
Position: Fulll sun
Soil: Any well drained garden soil
Water: Fairly drought tolerant once established
Usage: Thymes look excellent planted between paving slabs, on rock gardens and gravel beds in drifts and of course in herb gardens
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Fri, Mar 30, 2012
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