Placement cultivation creeping thyme is great for edging or between stepping stones in the herb garden as it handles light foot traffic with ease and is drought tolerant once established.
Thymus serpyllum magic carpet drought tokerabt.
12 15 inches spread.
Linear to elliptic slightly hairy green leaves.
Rich in nectar they attract butterflies.
Award winning thymus serpyllum pink chintz creeping thyme is a dwarf aromatic sub shrub forming a carpet of tiny rounded slightly woolly dark green leaves.
Creeping thyme ground cover is only 2 4 inches high and it spreads and flowers for most of the summer.
Thymus serpyllum magic carpet common name.
Creeping thyme thymus serpyllum magic carpet if you have a stepping stone path or a flagstone patio growing magic carpet seeds is a great way to add lovely low growing thyme to the walkway and patio crevices.
Add a layer of mulch to prevent weed competition keeping away from the crowns of the plants.
This creeping thyme keeps a tight grip on the ground to make an nice small lawn substitute or groundcover.
Covered with carmine pink flowers in spring.
Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers.
12 15 inches light requirements.
Rich in nectar they attract butterflies.
Creeping thyme this low maintenance lawn alternative forms a low carpet of delicious lemon scented dark green leaves smothered in pink flowers from early through midsummer.
Drought tolerant once established.
Creeping thyme is easily divided in spring or early fall and even small pieces will take root and grow.
Thymus serpyllum magic carpet magic carpet thyme drought wise this creeping thyme forms a tight grip on the ground to make an impressive lawn substitute and border plant.
Does best in full sun but may tolerate some light shade.
It is deer resistant and works well in rock gardens planted around stepping stones and at the edge of rock walls.
2 4 inches ship as.
Deep green foliage has a nice fresh scent of lemon when stepped on.
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Thymus serpyllum magic carpet creeping thyme.
Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of small salmon pink flowers.
Thymus serpyllum magic carpet height.
Late spring to summer.