This variety of thyme holds it's leaves better through our cold wet winters. It is an aromatic perennial subshrub with small, grey-green leaves and clusters of tubular pink to purple flowers. Widely grown for culinary and medicinal uses, it is drought-tolerant, hardy, and highly valued in herb gardens, rockeries, and sunny borders.
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Exposure: Very good wind tolerance; suitable for coastal gardens.
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Size: Typically 20–30 cm tall, spreading 30–45 cm.
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Soil: Prefers well-drained, light, sandy or stony soils; tolerates poor, dry ground.
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Sun: Full sun.
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Flowering Time: Early to mid-summer.
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Uses: Culinary and medicinal.
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Wildlife Benefits: Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators; foliage provides shelter for small insects.
