Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is an evergreen herb used in cooking for its aromatic leaves. It also has medicinal properties and is used as a ground cover in gardens, attracting pollinators and repelling pests like cabbage worms and whiteflies. It grows up to 30 cm tall and 40 cm wide.1

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DimensionAt maturity
Height (m)up to 0.3
Diameter (m)up to 0.4

Footnotes

  1. Thymus vulgaris | RHS Plant Finder ↩

  2. Thymus vulgaris | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  3. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩