Winter thyme
Thymus hyemalis
Ground coverPlacenta
Production
A tough little thyme that flowers in the depths of winter, feeding pollinators when almost nothing else will. A low, drought-proof carpet for hot, stony ground.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6.5 – 8.5
- Min. temperature
- -9°C
- Min. rainfall
- 250 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Culinary and pollinator ground cover that flowers in winter; trim lightly after flowering to keep it compact and prevent legginess.
Watch out for
Rots quickly in wet or heavy soil; short-lived and dislikes humidity. Latin corrected from 'Thymus hyenalis' to Thymus hyemalis.
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