Thymus lanuginosus

Thymus lanuginosus Details

Thymus lanuginosus (aka Thymus pseudolanuginosus), commonly known as Woolly Thyme, is an herbaceous perennial grown for both its foliage and creeping growth habit. The leaves on this evergreen are lemon scented, small, dark green, and woolly. It grows to just 5 cm tall and will spread to 40 cm wide. It performs best when planted on a well-drained site in full sun or partial shade, protected from heavy frost. Thymus lanuginosus is commonly included in herb gardens, used as a lawn substitute, planted between pavers or rocks, mass planted as a groundcover, or positioned so it can trail over a wall or the like. A mass planting suits this variety of Thyme.