| Description | A small Thyme with a white edged leaves. Tolerates dryness once established. |
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| Pronunciation | (THI-mus)(vul-GA-ris) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry once established, never soggy wet |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, rots easily in wet soggy soils |
| Flowers | tiny lilac flowers |
| Leaves | silver gray to green colored leaves, evergreen, aromatic if crushed |
| Dimensions | less than a foot tall |
| Maintenance | if the plant gets shaggy it can be cut back |
| Propagation | cutting |
| Misc Facts | "Thymus [genus name] 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 plants". (#145) |
| Notes & Reference | #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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