WSU Clark County Extension
PNW Plants Searchable, categorized images
              

Creeping Thyme

Scientific name: Thymus praecox 'Minus'
Taxonomy
Family:Lamiaceae
Type:Groundcovers evergreen
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Medium
Plant Characteristics
Height:0 ft
Width:3 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Creeping Thyme is sold as a walk-upon evergreen groundcover at Northwest garden centers.

  Morphology:
It forms a flat, dense, cushiony mat (1-2" tall) of tiny, rounded, non-aromatic, hairy green leaves. This creeping thyme cultivar is a mat-forming, slowly-spreading, woody based perennial which is primarily used as a low ground cover. A single plant can spread out to 3’ across.

  Adaptation:
This perennial easily grows in most garden sites or rock gardens. It does best in full sun and drier soils. In fact it does well where the soil is droughty and low in nutrients. Be sure to first completely remove all competing vegetation as perennial weeds can send up shoots through it.

  Pests:
No serious insect or disease problem.
For assistance, contact Dr. Charles Brun (brunc@wsu.edu), (360) 397-6060 5701
Computing and Web Resources, PO Box 6234, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-6234