(Thyme)

Doone Valley thyme is a mat-forming evergreen perennial grown for its ornamental and culinary value. In summer, short spikes of lavender-pink flowers with reddish buds emerge from carpets of aromatic olive-green, yellow-spotted leaves.

Native to dry grasslands of Europe and Asia, most thymes prefer full sun to partial shade and well-drained neutral to alkaline soil. Cut 'Doone Valley' back hard in early spring and trim lightly after flowering to retain its compact shape. Thyme leaves may be used...

(Silver Thyme, Thyme)

Well-established in English gardens well before the mid-Sixteenth Century, common thyme is a versatile herb and only one of the approximately 350 species of genus Thymus. The exact origin most thymes is uncertain because these valued medicinal and culinary herbs have been moved by man for so long and tend to establish themselves where planted. Generally speaking, they exist in the drier climates of Europe and Asia.

Thyme plants are semi-woody perennials that are low-growing. Most...

(Lemon Thyme)

Talk about a great culinary thyme! Lemon thyme is an attractive, wonderfully flavorful perennial herb with a low, spreading, bushy habit. From early to midsummer it bears many small, rounded clusters of pale lilac flowers that become thronged by bees. Its tiny, oval, evergreen leaves are dark green and smell of citrus and thyme when bruised. These can be harvested throughout the season and combine well with fish, poultry, and vegetables. It is a cross between the European species Thymus pulegioides...

(Lemon Thyme)

Talk about a great culinary thyme! Bearing medium-green leaves edged and splashed with silver and cream, Silver Queen lemon thyme is an attractive and wonderfully flavorful perennial herb with a low, spreading, bushy habit. From early to midsummer it bears many small, condensed spikes of pale lilac flowers. Its tiny oval evergreen leaves smell of citrus and thyme when bruised. These can be harvested throughout the season and combine well with fish, poultry, and vegetables.

Thyme does well with...

(Caraway Thyme)

Well-established in English gardens well before the mid-Sixteenth Century, common thyme is a versatile herb and only one of the approximately 350 species of genus Thymus. The exact origin most thymes is uncertain because these valued medicinal and culinary herbs have been moved by man for so long and tend to establish themselves where planted. Generally speaking, they exist in the drier climates of Europe and Asia.

Thyme plants are semi-woody perennials that are low-growing. Most...

(Creeping Thyme, Mother-of-Thyme)

Like most thyme species, this European native creeper is both culinarily delicious and ornamental. Creeping thyme is a low-growing, evergreen to semi-evergreen, mat-forming, subshrub grown for its fragrant herbal leaves and spring or summer display of lavender purple flowers. Many variants of this Mediterranean native are in cultivation, including white-flowered and dwarf cultivars.

Tiny, green leaves line the dense, twiggy stems of creeping thyme. In Mediterranean climates they are fully evergreen...

(Creeping Thyme)

Mother-of-thyme is an evergreen mat-forming subshrub grown for its fragrant leaves and its summer display of pinkish purple flowers. They are deep purple in bud, giving the plant a bicolor look.

Plant this Mediterranean native in light, well-drained soil in full sun. Thymes are easy-going, drought-tolerant plants with minimal maintenance requirements. Cut back established plants in early spring to keep them compact and trim them lightly after flowering. Mother-of-thyme attracts bees. It is often...

(Wooly Thyme)

The tiny, gray-green, wooly leaves of this fragrant herb are soft and appealing. Wooly thyme is a mat-forming perennial that originates from regions in Europe, North Africa and Asia. In early to midsummer these soft, subdued plants produce small clusters of light pink flowers.

Thyme is tolerant of heat and drought and grows best in full sun and sandy, well drained, infertile soil. This species is not as aggressive as other thymes and looks great when planted between stepping stones, in containers,...

(Larger Thyme)

A close relative and culinary and ornamental equivalent of common thyme, this versatile herb is native to Europe and naturalized in North America and elsewhere.

This low-growing, sprawling, semi-woody bushlet has tiny oval evergreen leaves that emit the characteristic odor of thyme when bruised. The medium- to dark-green leaves are paired along thin, wiry, square stems. They can be harvested year-round to flavor meats, fish, vegetables, oils, vinegars, and other edibles. In summer well-spaced...

(Archer's Gold Thyme, Larger Thyme)

A close relative and culinary and ornamental equivalent of common thyme, Thymus pulegioides is native to Europe and naturalized in North America and elsewhere. Its cultivar 'Archer's Gold' has a compact habit and lemon-scented leaves that emerge bright yellow and age to yellowish green.

This low-growing, sprawling, semi-woody bushlet has tiny oval evergreen leaves paired along thin, wiry, square stems. They can be harvested year-round to flavor meats, fish, vegetables, oils, vinegars,...