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Thyme Plant

$5.00

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) plant in 3″ peat pot. Grown from organic seed in organic soil.

Description

Thymus vulgaris (common thyme, German thyme, garden thyme or just thyme) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe from the western Mediterranean to southern Italy. Growing to 6–12 in tall, it is a bushy, woody-based evergreen subshrub with small, highly aromatic, grey-green leaves and clusters of purple or pink flowers in early summer.

It is useful in the garden as groundcover. It is also an ingredient in cooking and an herbal medicine. It is slightly spicier than oregano and sweeter than sage.