Woolly Thyme
Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus 'Lanuginosus'
Lamiaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Perennial
Location
Robison Herb Garden, Heasley Rock Garden
Source of plant
Audry O'Connor, Bill Dilger, Harriet Ballard Flannery, Bluestone Perennials, Companion Plants
Description
Prostrate, very broad-spreading; stems densely leafy with short internodes; leaves elliptic or obovate, 3-5mm long, 2-3 mm wide, densely villous above, margin long-ciliate all around; corolla rose-purple, 4.0-4.5mm long, flowers sparse, borne late May into mid-June; only female plants known.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
notable texture