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Wild Thyme Thymus

Other Common Name(s):

Other plants called Wild Thyme:

Previously known as:

  • Cephalotos
  • Mastichina
  • Serpyllum
Phonetic Spelling
THY-mus
Description

A perennial sub-shrub in the mint family.

Edible flowers have an herbal flavor milder than the leaf. They can be used as a garnish and sprinkled over soup.

See this plant in the following landscape:
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • T. lanuginosus
T. lanuginosus
Tags:
#purple#fragrant#sun#full sun#shrub#purple flowers#fragrant leaves#low maintenance#summer flowers#groundcover#edible garden#between stones#walkway planting
 
Thyme ssp. groundcover in summer in Moore County
groundcover in summer in Moore County Susan Strine CC BY 2.0
Thymus praecox
Thymus praecox flowers Björn S... CC-BY-SA 2.0
Thyme_(Thymus_vulgaris) flowers
Thymus vulgaris flowers Rosser1954 CC BY-SA 4.0
Thyme in a container
Thyme in a container Alice Henneman CC BY 2.0
Thyme Bundle
Thyme Bundle Evan-Amos CC0 1.0
Thymus pseudolanguinosus (Woolly Thyme) between stones
Woolly Thyme between stones Patrick Standish CC BY 2.0
Thymian- Thyme leaves and form
leaves and form yashima CC-BY-SA 2.0
Thyme leaves
Thyme leaves cookbookman17 CC BY 2.0
Thyme leaves
Thyme leaves Isaac Wedin CC BY 2.0
habit, Warren County, NC
habit, Warren County, NC Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • T. lanuginosus
T. lanuginosus
Tags:
#purple#fragrant#sun#full sun#shrub#purple flowers#fragrant leaves#low maintenance#summer flowers#groundcover#edible garden#between stones#walkway planting
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Thymus
    Family:
    Lamiaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Greenland, Temp. & Subtropical Eurasia to NE. Tropical Africa
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Ground Cover
    Perennial
    Shrub
    Maintenance:
    Low
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Pink
    Purple/Lavender
    White
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Edible
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Summer
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Value To Gardener:
    Edible
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Theme:
    Edible Garden