Also known as Mother-of-Thyme or Brotherwort. Creeping sweet-scented ground cover with purple flowers good in rock gardens, between stepping stones or on dry slopes. Likes good drainage, full sun and alkaline soil. Plants grow slowly from seed, may be started indoors two months before planting, or outside in early spring or fall. Sow thickly, do not cover seeds. 2". Perennial, Zones 3-10. ~6,290 seeds/g. ② ③
Creeping Thyme
Creeping Thyme
Also known as Mother-of-Thyme or Brotherwort. Creeping sweet-scented ground cover with purple flowers good in rock gardens, between stepping stones or on dry slopes. Likes good drainage, full sun and alkaline soil. Plants grow slowly from seed, may be started indoors two months before planting, or outside in early spring or fall. Sow thickly, do not cover seeds. 2". Perennial, Zones 3-10. ~6,290 seeds/g. ② ③
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Flowers
All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
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