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Thymus praecox

Genus: Thymus - Species: praecox - Family: Lamiaceae

Phonetic Spelling: THY-mus PRAY-koks

Common Names:

  • Creeping Thyme
  • Mother of Thyme
  • Woolly Thyme

Tags

children's garden
pollinator plant
butterfly friendly
low maintenance
nectar plant
bee friendly
hs303
container plant
walkway planting
patio
deer resistant
fragrant leaves
cottage garden
rabbit resistant
small spaces
fairy garden
poor soils tolerant
border front
lawn alternative
slopes
garden walls
sensory garden
subshrub
foot traffic tolerant
woody perennial

Quick Facts

  • Height: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
  • Width: 0 ft. 3 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
  • USDA Zones:
    • 7a
    • 7b
    • 8a
    • 8b
    • 6a
    • 6b
    • 5a
    • 5b
  • NC Region:Not specified

  • Origin:Greenland, Europe to Turkey

  • Life Cycle:
    • Woody
    • Perennial
  • Plant Types:
    • Ground Cover
    • Herbaceous Perennial
  • Habit:Not specified

Distribution

Native: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Foroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Transcaucasus, Turkey, and Yugoslavia; Introduced: USA--IL

Uses

N/A

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