Caraway Thyme

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This wonderful variety produces small, rose-purple flowers among tiny, fragrant leaves. A versatile herb that may be used to flavor meats and soups or add color to the garden's edge.

Companion Plants

Viola

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Viola

Profuse fragrant flowers carpet the early garden. Beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens, as a small-scale ground cover, and lovely in bouquets. Allow to reseed for longevity in the garden. Reblooms in cool weather.

Lavender

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Lavender

Wonderfully aromatic flowers and leaves; outstanding in butterfly, herb or rock gardens. Attractive planted with yarrow or sedum or used as a low hedge. Dried flowers and leaves are valued in potpourri, sachets or everlasting arrangements.

Salvia

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Salvia

Create a vivid floral display with spikes of lovely flowers in shades of blue, pink or white. Plant in cottage or wild gardens, in large groups to emphasize its color, or in mixed container gardens. An excellent complement to any garden setting. 

Details

Common name

Caraway Thyme

Botanical name

Thymus herba-barona

Zone

USDA 5 - 9

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Bloom color

Purple

Bloom time

summer

Light

sun

Height

2-5" (5-13 cm)

Habit

ground cover

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

keep weed-free