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Silver Thyme

Wonderfully scented foliage forms low, mounded plants. Excellent as a small-scale ground cover or planted at garden's edge. Flavorful culinary herb, also used dried for sachets. Flowers attract bees. Plants may be sheared to shape.

Companion Plants

Gaura

Russian Sage

Salvia

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Silver Thyme

  • Botanical name

    Thymus vulgaris

  • Variety

    Argenteus

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 10 (30°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    9-12" (23-31 cm)

  • Habit

    Mounded

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Color

    Green

  • Bloom Time

    Spring-summer

  • Maintenance

    Shear back lightly after bloom

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Mavis F.'s collection