![]() ![]() It is attractive even when not flowering, when it forms a dense dark green mat that upon close examination is formed by highly compacted leaves. The key cultural conditions are full sun and well-drained soils, and these conditions must be met if elfin thyme in to thrive in a garden setting. In the wild, it can be found growing in full sun in well-drained soils in a variety of settings including rocky outcrops, gravel eskers, hillsides, etc. Is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia. serphyllum is not used in cooking as often as its more common cousins Thymus vulgaris or Thymus citrodorus. The foliage itself is aromatic, though T. The flowers, though small, are loaded with nectar and are a sweet feast for bees and butterflies. ![]() It grows barely over an inch tall and is covered profusely with tiny purple to magenta flowers in summer. I have even seen grass lawns replaced with elfin thyme. It has many uses in the landscape, from filling in around pavers, cascading lavishly over rock walls or as a stand-alone specimen in a rock or crevice garden. Thymus serphyllum is certainly at the top of my list of groundcovers that work in full sun and will tolerate moderate foot traffic. ![]() Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Leaf Color: Gray/Silver Green Leaf Value To Gardener: Fragrant Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Elliptical Orbicular Leaf Margin: Entire Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Length: Flowers: Flower Color: Pink Purple/Lavender Flower Inflorescence: Head Flower Value To Gardener: Showy Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Petals: 4-5 petals/rays Flower Size: Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Loam (Silt) Sand Shallow Rocky Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Dry Available Space To Plant: Less than 12 inches 12 inches-3 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Ground Cover Herbaceous Perennial Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Creeping Horizontal Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Low Texture: Fine.Attributes: Genus: Thymus Species: serpyllum Family: Lamiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Woody Edibility: Leaves are usable as a flavoring in cooking Dimensions: Height: 0 ft.Tags: #evergreen #small spaces #drought tolerant #low growing #purple flowers #fragrant leaves #edging #spreading #groundcover #rock garden #pollinator plant #stepping stones #subshrub #poor soils tolerant #border front #sensory garden #walkway planting #garden walls #foot traffic tolerant #Guilford Crevice Garden #container plant #wet soils intolerant #woody perennial See this plant in the following landscapes: Dry Rock Stream Garden Collector’s Garden Crevice Garden, Guilford County Cultivars / Varieties: It can suffer root rot on poorly drained soils. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems. Use this plant to cascade over walls, between stepping stones, for edging border fronts, in containers, or rock gardens. Prune as needed to reduce an overabundance of woody stems. Tiny tubular pink flowers appear in summer that attract pollinators. ![]() Preference is for full sun in sandy loam or rocky soils with good drainage. It grows only 1-3 inches high and spreads to 1 to 1.5 feet. Phonetic Spelling THY-mus ser-PIE-lum DescriptionĮlfin Thyme is a miniature cultivar grown primarily as an ornamental groundcover, not as a culinary herb. ![]()
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