Carpet Lilac Thyme

Rich in nectar they attract butterflies.

Carpet lilac thyme.

It creates a purple carpet that can be walked over hence its name. It is very low growing and covered in beautiful lavender flowers during early to mid summer. This is probably the most used. Design your own summer flower carpet with creeping thymes.

A strong grower ideal as a drought tolerant lawn substitute or for planting between flagstones tolerating moderate foot traffic. As an herb thyme is used to flavor not only meats but also soups and stews olives and olive oil bread and desserts. This fragrant creeping plant has tiny dark green leaves and in june produces heads of lilac flowers. If you will be growing thyme for culinary purposes note that you can use it either fresh or dried.

Serpyllum creeping thyme is a native of northern africa europe and asia and has naturalized in north america. Great for containers or herb gardens. There are several types of creeping thyme that come in different colors and characteristics. The blooms vary from white to lilac in late spring or early summer.

Below are some of the most popular types. Thyme creeping lilac carpet plug flat 48 80 59 60 t. Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers. If you want to dry thyme leaves wait till after the plant has bloomed then harvest the fresh growth.

Magic carpet thyme is smothered in stunning spikes of lilac purple flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Purple carpet creeping thyme will grow to be only 2 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 inches tall with the flowers with a spread of 14 inches. Harvesting creeping thyme. The leaves can be used fresh or dry for seasoning fish poultry stuffing soups and vegetables.

Creeping thyme is easily divided in spring or early fall and even small pieces will take root and. Although the leaves are aromatic they are rarely used in cooking. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. Grows to 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide with gray green narrow to oval leaves.

Thyme lawns thyme seats cracks in paths and steps garden edging plant. Its attractive tiny fragrant oval leaves remain green in color throughout the year. Deep lilac pink summer flowers. This flat growing variety features tiny dark green leaves smothered by bright mauve purple flowers in early summer.

Perfect for hot dry exposed sites.