#Wooly thyme seeds bulk how to#

This almost self-sustaining plant is a treat for the unmotivated or the just plain too busy gardener. Little is needed from the gardener with woolly thyme care. Woolly thyme plants are perennial and survive in USDA zones 4 to 7 but sometimes up to zone 9 with sheltered locations during the heat of the day. The plants are low growing, rarely getting higher than 12 inches (30.5 cm.) and spreading out to 18 inches (45.5 cm.) in width. In summer the plant adds a bonus and produces sweet little pink to purple flowers. Tiny leaves on woolly thyme ground cover are green and often edged with gray to silver. Once established, it tolerates dry conditions and spreads slowly, eventually creating a thick mat of foliage.

Thyme is one of the more hardy herbs perfect for hot, sunny locations.

#Wooly thyme seeds bulk how to#

Here is more information on how to grow woolly thyme so your toes can enjoy the soft furriness, and your nose the sweet scent of this magical little plant. In fact, when stepped on, woolly thyme ground cover emits a pleasant fragrance. The herb doesn’t mind a bit of rough handling and can be trod upon with no ill effects. Try growing woolly thyme in the cracks between paving stones, along a gravel path, or as part of a xeriscape or drought-tolerant garden. Woolly thyme is a perennial herb, with medicinal and culinary uses in addition to ornamental use.

There are plants you just want to touch, and a woolly thyme plant ( Thymus pseudolanuginosus) is one of them. (Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden)