Creeping Thyme

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Well-Sweep Herb Farm

Description

Plant prostrate; leaves bright green, obovate to elliptic, 5-9 mm long, 2.5-4.0 mm wide; margin ciliatebelow the middle or only at the base; venation often nearly pseudomarginal; corolla rose, 5-6 mm long,flowers hermaphroditic, borne mid-June to early July. Foliage with a sweet, somewhat fruity fragrance. This cultivar is difficult to identify and is likely to be confused with other variants that are not nomenclaturally recognized as cultivars.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fragrance