A lovely plant that can be used in numerous ways - herbal, culinary, for rockeries and alpine gardens and as a bedding plant. Scented pale lime green leaves bear pale pink flowers loved by bees. Needs sunny well drained site, 30cm (12"). A lovely ground hugging perennial that is ideal in hot dry conditions. In cooking it delivers a soft herbal thyme flavour along with a subtle essence of lemon, all without any of the bitterness we sometimes get from regular thyme
Common NameLime Thyme
Approx Height (10 yrs.)7.5-15 cm (3-6")
Soil TypeAll
Soil pHNeutral, Alkaline
AspectSun
HardinessHardy
Flowering TimeSummer
Evergreen/DeciduousEvergreen
Plants for PollinatorsPlants for Pollinators
Bee FriendlyBee Friendly
Edible Leaves, Seed or BerriesEdible Leaves
Flower ColourPink
Plant TypeHerbs