Thymus Serpyllum Purple Carpet

How to plant thyme as a lawn substitute.

Thymus serpyllum purple carpet.

Primarily used as a ground cover thymus serpyllum magic carpet creeping thyme is a dwarf aromatic sub shrub forming a tight cushion of tiny rounded dark green leaves. This is a low creeping variety the foliage is dark green smothered by bright magenta pink flowers in early summer. Thymus serpyllum elfin sku 6573. Swan s neck thyme moss mnium hornum hampstead heath london england uk.

Thymus serpyllum magic carpet. Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers. Showy flowers and aromatic foliage. There are a great many selections of thyme grown in gardens all of them with some degree of spicy fragrance.

Rich in nectar they attract butterflies. Elfin thyme thymus serpyllum elfin red creeping thyme thymus coccineus wooly thyme thymus pseudolanuginosus you can also alternate varieties or create a pattern by planting a different type of thyme around the border of the pseudo lawn. There are a great many selections of thyme grown in gardens all of them with edible leaves and some degree of fragrance and flavor. Creeping thyme thymus serpyllum magic carpet if you have a stepping stone path or a flagstone patio growing magic carpet seeds is a great way to add lovely low growing thyme to the walkway and patio crevices.

Thymus praecox purple carpet thyme wild thyme thymus polytricus growing by a limestone rock in the yorkshire dales. Creeping thyme ground cover is only 2 4 inches high and it spreads and flowers for most of the summer. Thymus serpyllum magic carpet creeping thyme primarily used as a ground cover thymus. This flat growing variety features tiny dark green leaves smothered by bright mauve purple flowers in early summer.

Thymus serpyllum snowdrift. The purple carpet grows at a low height creating a purple carpet of flowers that gardeners can walk on without damaging the plant. Purple carpet this variety is the most popular type of creeping thyme found all over the world. This variety spreads out to 18 inches in diameter.

Thymus praecox purple carpet. Works well in mixed beds or in pots when allowed to trail over the edges. Thymus serpyllum creeping thyme seeds can be started either indoors or directly outdoors in a prepared seedbed. 12 ptilotus exaltatus seeds purple loosestrife seeds ranunculus seeds 2 ratibida seeds 2 red hot poker seeds 1.