![]() ![]() Has creeping stems of approximately 4" (10 cm) long which should be encouraged to spread to avoid growing too tall.Walking on should be avoided when the ground beneath is laying very wet.Will happily take moderate foot traffic - but would not be suitable for excessive use by boisterous young children or pets.This perennial easily grows in most garden sites or rock gardens. A single plant can spread out to 3’ across. This creeping thyme cultivar is a mat-forming, slowly-spreading, woody based perennial which is primarily used as a low ground cover. Ensure weed growth is kept under control until the lawn is well established. It forms a flat, dense, cushiony mat (1-2' tall) of tiny, rounded, non-aromatic, hairy green leaves.Plant 6" x 6" (15 x 15 cm) apart - that's 36 plants per square metre to metric people (or you can divide up our chunky plug plants and grow on in small pots before planting out).It grows 3 inches tall and 3 to 12 inches wide, and is hardy in zones 5 to 8. It bears attractive pink flowers in summer. Wooly (or woolly) thyme ( Thymus pseudolanuginosus) has pale pink flowers. As the name suggests, Thymus citriodorus Variegata is a variegated variety, with lemon-scented foliage. It grows 3 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide and is hardy in zones 4 to 9. Prefers a well drained soil, and most certainly should not be planted in waterlogged conditions. Red creeping thyme ( Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus') has pink flowers.Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects. Thriving in full sun and drier soils, an established thyme lawn will always fare better than conventional grass in times of drought and needing just a couple of trims a year it is also less labour-intensive to keep tidy! In midsummer, delicate pretty pink flowers dot the surface, making the lawn all the prettier. Another species of creeping thyme that makes for a great ground cover is Thymus praecox, which is. The plant does well in sandy or rocky soils. The Elfin cultivar (Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin,' zones 4-8) is an even smaller variety of wild thyme. Creeping thyme performs best in full sun and well-drained soils. The species name, praecox, is Latin and means 'very early.' This may refer to its early flowering. In the Edwardian era they were very popular – and rightly so, as they make a really lovely lush green 'carpet' of foliage which releases its sweet thyme aroma when crushed underfoot. The word 'thyme' may also have been derived from the Greek word thymos, meaning 'perfume.' The plants of this genus are typically fragrant. Thyme lawns are seldom seen these days which is a shame. ![]() Native to Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa.Also known as wild thyme or Breckland thyme.Semi-hardwood cuttings may be taken in mid- to late-summer, although some bottom heat may be required ![]()
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