Thymus
Thyme
- Height × spread
- 0.02m – 0.3m × 0.1m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Whether grown as a culinary herb or as an ornamental plant Thyme has a wide appeal, and is very useful as a bee-attractant. The creeping thymes make close knit carpets and look beautiful spread across rock or gravel, especially when smothered in tiny flowers which transform the foliage surface to a white, pink, mauve or purple carpet. Thymes are available with golden and silver foliage as well as in shades of grey. Some of the larger forms make little bushy shrubs and can be used at the border edge, the pretty Thymus 'Silver Posie' being an example. Most plants are garden hardy but some may suffer or die in winter. They all tend to look patchy after a while and are best with some tough maintenance to keep them neat.
- Flower colour
- Lilac, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, White, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.02m – 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.1m – 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Herb garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Deer resistant, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Planting & general
Planting
Prune after flowering
When the plant has finished flowering, cut the trailing stems back by half their length or more to retain a compact and appealing habit.
Found in
More Thymus
Thymus vulgaris
Common thyme
Thymus 'Caborn Wine & Roses'
Thyme
Thymus 'Doone Valley'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Posie'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Queen'
Silver Thyme
Thymus 'Sparkling Bright'
Thyme
Thymus Coccineus Group
Creeping red thyme, Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme
Thymus cilicicus
Cilicia thyme