| Description | A low growing ground cover good for full sun dry sites in rock gardens with the added feature of the lime colored foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (TY-muss) (sit-ree-oh-DOR-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, never soggy especially in the winter |
| Flowers | small tubular, lilac, borne in dense terminal clusters, you notice the mass of flowers more than the individual flower |
| Leaves | opposite, linear to elliptic I have seen the foliage almost a bright yellow with green tones to more of a lime colored, probably determined by the growing site, aromatic |
| Dimensions | mounds to 6 inches |
| Maintenance | cut back to maintain shape, cut back hard in the spring |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Thymus is derived from either a Greek verb meaning ‘to fumigate’ or a noun (courage) and, as thymon, is a classical Greek name used by the Greek philosopher, Theophrastus (c.327-c.287 BC), for thyme or another similar plant. (www.plantlives.com) Has a vast array of medicinal, aromatic, household, decorative and culinary uses. |
| Notes & Reference | #44-The Complete Book of Herbs (Lesley Bremness), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills),#145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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