Thymus (Thyme)
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Including Thymus varieties Doone Valley, Peter Davis, and Victor Reiter

Thymus

Thyme

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,” says Oberon to Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Upright or creeping, these aromatic culinary herbs form luscious mats of ground cover or sprite-sized shrubs, embellished with miniature flowers in whites, purples and pinks. In the herb garden, or around and between stepping stones or bricks, Thymes love sun and well drained soil, and can even tolerate a dose of wind and salt spray.

Thymus ‘Doone Valley’ 

This low spreading, evergreen Thyme has a lot to offer: golden variegated foliage, colorful flowers, and a tangy lemon aroma. Brimming with tiny pinkish purple blooms, the 3 to 4 in. long, flowering clusters enhance the gilt-edged, deep green leaves, which are especially bright-hued in the cool of spring. Creeping near Hebe ‘Champagne’, ‘Doone Valley’ makes a captivating, small-space ground cover.

Blooms August–October.

Size: 5" high x 18" & spreading; hardy to zone 5.

Thymus Doone Valley (P-1200)
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Thymus ‘Latavin Lucy’   

Hailing from Latavin, this topnotch, rarely offered cultivar is the perfect choice for nestling between stepping stones. Resilient, deep green pint-sized leaves cavort close to the ground forming lustrous mats spangled with a slew of miniature, rosy purple blooms.

Blooms June–July.

Size: 3" high x 18"–2' wide; hardy to zone 5.

Thymus Latavin Lucy (P-1467)
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Thymus ‘Pink Chintz’ 

Mother Of Thyme

Dressed up with a fresh pink blanket of bloom and a delicate texture, ‘Pink Chintz’ is one of the first Thymes to flower. Obscured by its colorful cover, this vigorous ground hugger’s small grayish green leaves are strongly scented, close-knit and fuzzy. Try tucking Mother of Thyme in the rockery alongside Stachys ‘Silky Fleece’ and Dracocephalum ‘Blue Dragon’ for a detailed association.

Blooms May–July.

Size: 1"–2" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 5.

AVAILABLE APRIL 2008

Thymus Pink Chintz (P-1286)
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Thymus pulegioides ‘Archer’s Gold’ 

Illuminated by gold-splashed green leaves, this bushy aromatic Thyme sculpts low evergreen billows that soften our steps. Droves of lighthearted lavender-pink flowers and neighbors like Saponaria and Silene ‘Compacta’ heighten the composition. Zone 6/7.

Blooms June–July.

Size: 6" high x 12" wide; hardy to zone 7.

Thymus pulegioides Archer’s Gold (P-1409)
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Thymus serpyllum ‘Minor’ 

Teensie-tiny miniature leaves comprise a snug carpet-like hummock that’s small in size, but big on charm. Remarkably rugged, the fuzzy, gray-green overlapping foliage belies its diminutive appearance, enduring some foot traffic and hot dry conditions. Pretty lavender-pink elfin flowers peek out from the fine textured soft-looking clump as it slowly mantles a staircase, the rockery or a Tom Thumb-like container planting.

Blooms July–August.

Size: 1"–3" high x 12" wide; hardy to zone 4.

MIDSPRING SHIPPING

Thymus serpyllum Minor (P-0141)
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Thymus serpyllum ‘Victor Reiter’ 

Rosy pink flowers peer above this mat of semi-evergreen, fragrant, rich kelly green foliage. Noted collector Victor Reiter brought this one back to northern California from the Mediterranean. We use it liberally to fill crevices or cascade over walls.

Blooms June–July.

Size: 2"–6" high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 6.

Thymus serpyllum Victor Reiter (P-0142)
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