Lemon Thyme

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Aromatic foliage has a strong, sweet lemon scent. Excellent culinary herb used to flavor chicken, fish and pork, vegetable dishes, stuffings and makes a flavorful tea. Good in potpourri and sachets. An attractive garden plant with rosy lavender flowers.

Companion Plants

Russian Sage

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Russian Sage

Striking combination of aromatic flowers and foliage provides an airy filler for the garden or bouquet. Beautiful with daylilies, garden phlox or balloon flowers. Drought tolerant. Cut back to 4-6" in spring. 1995 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Gaura

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Gaura

Delicate flowers over a long season, a graceful filler for the garden or bouquet. Attractive massed or in informal gardens, with verbena, sedum, Jupiter's beard and ornamental grass. Tolerates drought, heat and humidity. Avoid wet soil in winter. Reseeds.

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

Lemon Thyme

Botanical name

Thymus x citriodorus

Zone

USDA 4 - 10

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Bloom color

Green

Bloom time

spring-summer

Light

sun

Height

9-12" (23-31 cm)

Habit

shrubby

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

shear back lightly after bloom