Carpet Lilac Thyme

The blooms vary from white to lilac in late spring or early summer.

Carpet lilac thyme.

Thyme creeping lilac carpet plug flat 48 80 59 60 t. Deep lilac pink summer flowers. The flowers come in a range of mauves pinks and white. Below are some of the most popular types.

Harvesting creeping thyme. Rich in nectar they attract butterflies. 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.

As an herb thyme is used to flavor not only meats but also soups and stews olives and olive oil bread and desserts. Thyme lawns thyme seats cracks in paths and steps garden edging plant. This fragrant creeping plant has tiny dark green leaves and in june produces heads of lilac flowers. 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.

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. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. A strong grower ideal as a drought tolerant lawn substitute or for planting between flagstones tolerating moderate foot traffic.

This is probably the most used. Grows to 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide with gray green narrow to oval leaves. Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers. Perfect for hot dry exposed sites.

If you want to dry thyme leaves wait till after the plant has bloomed then harvest the fresh growth. There are several types of creeping thyme that come in different colors and characteristics. Although the leaves are aromatic they are rarely used in cooking. Great for containers or herb gardens.

The fruit is not ornamentally significant. This flat growing variety features tiny dark green leaves smothered by bright mauve purple flowers in early summer. Creeping thyme is easily divided in spring or early fall and even small pieces will take root and. 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.