'Argenteus', 'Broadleaf English', 'Dot's Well', 'Gray Hill', 'Narrow Leaf French', 'Orange Balsam', 'Passion Pink', 'Provencial', 'Silver Posie', 'Tabor' Tiny, narrow gray-green leaves, white flowers, strong citrus aroma Narrow orange scented leaves, lavender flowers Pale lavender flowers, narrow gray leaves Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscapes: Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden Pollinator and Culinary Garden Vegetable Garden- Reynolda Gardens Herb & Flower Cottage Garden Cultivars / Varieties:īroad, small leaves with white flowers sweeter fragrance VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Overwatering can lead to botrytis and root rot, especially in soils with low drainage such as clay. Bushy subshrub with a woody base, growing up to 1 foot tall.Small purple/white pedicellate flowers that occur along a raceme. ![]() Linear leaves are ¼”-½” long, have fine hairs and are very fragrant.Use in an herb or vegetable garden or in rock gardens, borders, and containers. The flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects. This pungent aroma makes it less attractive to browsing deer.Ĭommon thyme makes a great addition to a pollinator garden. The whorled evergreen leaves are tiny grayish-green in color and very fragrant. ![]() The flowers are small, tubular, white to pinkish-lavender blooms. They appear in late spring to early summer. Due to uneven germination, it is difficult to propagate thyme from seeds. The most common method of propagation is by stem cuttings. For the plant to thrive, always leave five inches of growth. It is recommended to cut five to six inches off the top growth and leave the woody stems. Harvest thyme just before it flowers when the essential oil content in the leaves are at their peak. Transplanting is best done in the early spring. The plant is frost and drought-tolerant.Ĭommon thyme is a low-maintenance plant, but it should be trimmed whenever it gets leggy. Cut it back in early spring and summer to reduce its woody growth. It prefers full sun and requires good drainage. Grown primarily as an aromatic culinary herb it forms a mound about 6 to 12 inches in height and 6 to 16 inches wide. There are many cultivars in this species.This plant is low-growing and performs best in dry, sandy, or rocky soils. ![]() The species name, vulgaris, is Latin and means "common" or "widespread." The origin of the word, "thyme," is from the Greek word, thumos, which means "courage." During Medieval times, thyme was thought to have been an emblem of bravery. The word thyme may also be derived from the Greek word, thymos, meaning "perfume." It is very fragrant and aromatic. Thyme has been used for centuries as a culinary herb or herbal medicine. It prefers the dry, rocky soils of the Mediterranean. ![]() Common thyme originated in southern Europe and northern Africa. Phonetic Spelling THY-mus vul-GAIR-iss DescriptionĬommon thyme is a dwarf, woody, evergreen perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family.
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