General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 1-2 inches
Plant Spread: 9-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer

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Common names
  • Woolly Thyme
  • Creeping Thyme
  • Thyme
  • Wild Thyme
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus
  • Synonym: Thymus arcticus
  • Synonym: Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus
  • Synonym: Thymus drucei
  • Synonym: Thymus pseudolanuginosus

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Date: 2010-04-26
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Date: 2019-07-29
Location: Hortus Botanicus Akureyensis - Akureya - Iceland
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Iceland
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Date: 2023-02-20
Location: Hortus Botanicus Akureyensis - Akureya - Iceland
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Date: 2012-05-18
Location: English Gardens, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01

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