Carpet Lilac Thyme

Perfect for hot dry exposed sites.

Carpet lilac thyme.

This is probably the most used. The blooms vary from white to lilac in late spring or early summer. It is very low growing and covered in beautiful lavender flowers during early to mid summer. Serpyllum creeping thyme is a native of northern africa europe and asia and has naturalized in north america.

Creeping thyme is easily divided in spring or early fall and even small pieces will take root and. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. Harvesting creeping thyme. As an herb thyme is used to flavor not only meats but also soups and stews olives and olive oil bread and desserts.

If you want to dry thyme leaves wait till after the plant has bloomed then harvest the fresh growth. Primarily used as a ground cover thymus serpyllum magic carpet creeping thyme is a dwarf aromatic sub shrub forming a tight cushion of tiny rounded dark green leaves. Deep lilac pink summer flowers. This fragrant creeping plant has tiny dark green leaves and in june produces heads of lilac flowers.

Below are some of the most popular types. Design your own summer flower carpet with creeping thymes. Thyme creeping lilac carpet plug flat 48 80 59 60 t. It creates a purple carpet that can be walked over hence its name.

Its attractive tiny fragrant oval leaves remain green in color throughout the year. 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. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. There are several types of creeping thyme that come in different colors and characteristics.

Rich in nectar they attract butterflies. Grows to 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide with gray green narrow to oval leaves. The leaves can be used fresh or dry for seasoning fish poultry stuffing soups and vegetables. Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers.

Thyme lawns thyme seats cracks in paths and steps garden edging plant. If you will be growing thyme for culinary purposes note that you can use it either fresh or dried. Magic carpet thyme is smothered in stunning spikes of lilac purple flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Although the leaves are aromatic they are rarely used in cooking.

The flowers come in a range of mauves pinks and white.