| Description | Creeping Thyme (Thymus praecox ssp arcticus) is a hardy low groundcover-like plant with small leaves and small purple tubular flowers in the summer. Has limited culinary value as compared to many other Thyme. A good ground cover plant for rock gardens in the full sun, |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | well-drained, sandy, tolerates low fertility, rots in wet soils |
| Flowers | small tubular, lilac, you notice the mass of flowers more than the individual flower |
| Fruit | well-drained, sandy, tolerates low fertility, rots in wet soils |
| Leaves | tiny, rounded, fuzzy, blue-green, evergreen in milder climates |
| Stems | somewhat woody thin, creeping |
| Dimensions | 4-6 inches by 16 plus inches (HS), creeping |
| Maintenance | may need to be cut back to rejuvenate the plant |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings, division |
| 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. (#145) SYN: Thymus arcticus, Thymus britannicus, Thymus britannicus, Thymus carniolicus, Thymus drucei, Thymus serpyllum, Thymus carniolicus, Thymus drucei, AKA: Wild Thyme 'Minor', Mother of Thyme |
| Author's Notes | This plant is sold under many different names and it may be the same plant as Thymus praecox ssp arcticus Minus which I have on the site. |
| Notes & Reference | #44-The Complete Book of Herbs (Lesley Bremness), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills),#144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #145-Plant Lives (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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