1- root starter plant 1"x2"+ size when shipped out.
Creeping Thyme ( Thymus Serpyllum ) : robust, long-blooming beauty of the more expensive plant varieties. Well, this creeping thyme ground cover has swept all that away! This super-vigorous, lemon-scented, brightly-flowered variety spreads 18 inches in no time in the sunny garden, giving you months of deep purple/lavender blooms and heavenly fragrance for mere pennies!
Plant creeping thyme in rock gardens, walls, bare spots in sunny beds and borders, and just about anywhere that needs some quick, permanent coverage. This is a low-growing wildflower is used as a flowering ground cover plant. Creeping thyme tolerates dry soil and needs little care after it is established. It self-sows readily, dropping it seeds after flowering season is over and then this new seed sprouts the next spring keep a robust stand of creeping thyme ground cover thriving.
Great ground cover plant
Flowers in the spring and then again some in the fall
Growing
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Thyme dislikes wet foliage, so surrounding the plant with a layer of gravel can help this.This variety is often planted near vegetables to help control flea beetles and several cabbage pests.
Perennial evergreen plant 🌱
· Height: 5 - 8 inches
· Hardiness: Zones: 4 to 9
· Habit: Evergreen
· Growth Rate: Moderate TO fast
· Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; prefers well-drained light-textured soil with modest fertility
· Form: Low, dense mat; sprawls haphazardly
· Texture: Fine
· Deer Resistant: Yes
· Foliage: .2 to .3 inch dark green, ; pleasant fragrance of mint when crushed
· Flower: purple/lavender
· Bloom Season: Late June through September
· Comments: Good drought tolerance