Description

Le thym est une herbe culinaire composée des parties aériennes séchées de certains membres du genre Thymus, des plantes à fleurs de la famille de la menthe Lamiaceae. Le thym est originaire d'Eurasie et d'Afrique du Nord. Le thym a des utilisations culinaires, médicinales et ornementales.

Spécifications

  • Plant Name: Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Hardy Woody Perennial Herb
  • Color: Small grey-green foliage with clusters of delicate pale pink to lavender-white flowers in summer
  • Plant Characteristics: Low mounding, woody sub-shrub habit (6–12 inches tall / 15–30 cm), tiny oval aromatic leaves, highly drought-resistant, savory earthy-clove flavor
  • Suitable Space: Herb garden beds, rockeries, garden borders, patio containers, window boxes, pathway edging
  • Season: Spring through Autumn (Perennial)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start indoors late February to March (surface-sow tiny seeds on moist soil; light is required for germination); transplant outdoors mid-to-late May after frost danger passes. Direct surface sow outdoors in late May.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
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What is included?

Contains about 1 gram of seeds

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Good to know
  • Exceptionally hardy, low-maintenance perennial that returns year after year with minimal effort
  • Outstanding drought tolerance once established, thriving in dry, lean, or rocky soils where other herbs struggle
  • Highly attractive to honeybees and wild pollinators when allowed to produce its nectar-rich summer blooms
  • Tiny seeds can be slow and uneven to germinate indoors, taking up to 21–28 days to sprout
  • Stems gradually turn woody after 3 to 4 years, benefiting from regular light pruning to maintain dense, leafy new growth

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