Mastic thyme
Thymus mastichina
Ground coverPlacenta
Production
A low, camphor-scented thyme carpeting the hottest, driest ground — living mulch for pollinators and the kitchen. Hates wet feet and fades fast on rich soil.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -10°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Low creeping culinary and pollinator thyme for hot dry banks; trim after flowering to prevent woodiness.
Watch out for
Rots in wet or heavy soil; short-lived — replace plants every few years on rich ground.
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