Creeping Thyme Magic Carpet Plants

Both pink and red creeping thyme also stay short reaching heights of 4 inches or less.

Creeping thyme magic carpet plants. Thymus serpyllum magic carpet magic carpet thyme drought wise this creeping thyme forms a tight grip on the ground to make an impressive lawn substitute and border plant. Does best in full sun but may tolerate some light shade. Creeping thyme is great for edging or between stepping stones in the herb garden as it handles light foot traffic with ease and is drought tolerant once established. Propagation is growing a new plant from a cutting.

Thyme is a carpeter so it sends down more stems into the ground as it expands. The flowers attract bees and butterflies to the garden. Small chunks of it can be dug up and transplanted elsewhere and those will usually continue expanding in their new home. Tiny dark green leaves dark purple in fall.

Deep green foliage releases a sweet lemony scent when disturbed. Even small pieces will take root. Add a layer of mulch to prevent weed competition keeping away from the crowns of the plants. Excellent between pavers along walkways or patios or spilling over rocks and retaining walls.

Tall 2 5 cm and will spread over time by rooting stems to 12 18 in. Magic carpet thyme seed p 1 2 fs z4 8 a very low growing creeping thyme cultivar bearing masses of pink flowers. Tough enough to take foot traffic and remain beautiful space 12 15 apart. Magic carpet is smothered with carmine pink blooms in summer.

This is a low creeping variety the foliage is dark green smothered by bright magenta pink flowers in early summer. 1 515 480 there are a great many selections of thyme grown in gardens all of them with edible leaves and some degree of fragrance and flavor. A full sun lover this plant is best grown in. Deep green foliage has nice fresh scent of lemon when stepped on and explodes in late spring with carmine pink flowers use around roses in containers or as a curside planting.

Wooly thyme can grow up to 6 inches in height but it s a slow developer and spreads slowly. Magic carpet blooms a week earlier than our creeping thyme seed and the flowers are just a little longer. Most creeping thyme plants are easily reproduced via division or propagation. Can be used in between stepping stones and will tolerate light traffic.

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