Thymus serpyllum - Wild thyme

Wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a low, mat-forming evergreen shrub native to Europe, grown as a culinary herb and a drought-tolerant ground cover.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Attracting bees¹
• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

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