species
Thymus vulgaris
Common thyme
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Thymus vulgaris belongs to the family Lamiaceae, also known as Common thyme, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on sand, chalk or loam soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from June to July and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Chalk, Loam
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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