![]() ![]() Numerous cultivars of this species have been described, featuring plants of varying sizes (creeping to upright), varying flower colors (white, pink, red or purple), and varying foliage colors (dark green to gold to variegated). Specific epithet from Greek means creeping in reference to the trailing growth habit of this species. It is closely related to the well-known edible herb. While not all types are grown as herbs, they are in the mint family and have a pleasant scent most can be used for cooking. Genus name comes from the Greek word thymos (name used in ancient Greece for a species of Thymus or Satureja). The common name 'creeping thyme' can refer to one of several woody-stemmed perennial species of the Thymus genus that are good groundcovers for sunny areas. Dense inflorescences (primarily terminal but sometimes axillary) of tiny, tubular, bell-shaped, two-lipped, deep pink to purple flowers appear in summer (June-September) on erect flowering stems rising 2-4” tall. Although leaves are aromatic (fragrance of mint), strength of scent varies according to season and habitat, and leaves are usually not considered to be of culinary quality. ![]() Numerous, thin, somewhat woody, prostrate stems clad with tiny, opposite, oval-rounded, pubescent, almost sessile, glossy blue-green leaves (to 1/4” long) form a flat foliage mat to 2-3” tall which will spread over time by rooting stems to 12-18” wide. Wild thyme is native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. During the first year of growth, set the blades of your lawn mower to three inches or less. It is rarely used in cooking ( Thymus vulgaris is the culinary thyme most commonly used in cooking). Hand or electric shears are best for pruning this ground cover. Thymus serpyllum, commonly called wild thyme, creeping thyme or mother-of-thyme, is a hairy, prostrate, creeping, woody-based perennial which is primarily grown as an ornamental ground cover. ![]()
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