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Thymus 'Purple Carpet' Creeping Thyme

Thymus 'Purple Carpet' Creeping Thyme

Item Form: 1-Quart
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  • Grow Zone

    4 - 8

  • Mature Height

    4

  • Mature Width

    12

  • Sun / Shade

    Full Sun and Part Shade

  • Bloom Size

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  • Tomato Fruit Set

  • Days To Maturity

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  • Soil Tolerance

    Normal, loamy

  • Moisture

    Moist, well-drained

  • Description / Thymus 'Purple Carpet' Creeping Thyme

    Thymus 'Purple Carpet' is an ornamental flowering evergreen (in mild winters) subshrub offering 3 seasons to year-round interest, blooming profusely in late spring, its foliage turning dark purple in fall. Borne in terminal whorls, the small, 2-lipped, tubular flowers are shades of purple. Nectar rich, they attract bees and butterflies to the garden. Small, fuzzy, dark green leaves are aromatic, having a pleasing spicy scent, especially when crushed.

    A Thymus praecox, commonly called creeping thyme, wooly thyme, or mother-of-thyme, 'Purple Carpet', an herbaceous perennial, has a mounding, spreading habit and an average growth rate. Primarily grown as a ground cover, the plant spreads over time by rooting stems to form a dense, flat mat. Shown to best effect when massed or grouped, creeping thyme is an excellent edging plant for pathways or filler for crevices between steppingstones, where foot traffic releases its scent. Well-adapted to urban environments, the plant grows beautifully in beds, borders, or containers and happily sprawls, tumbles, and cascades over rocks and ledges in a rock garden.

    Cold Hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance, 'Purple Carpet' creeping thyme grows best in a sunny location with average to dry, well-draining soils, having a neutral to alkaline pH. The plant not only tolerates drought, salt, and poor soils but thrives in sandy, gritty, or rocky soils. It does not tolerate wet soils, however, which may cause root rot. It is deer and rabbit resistant and relatively pest free.

  • Product Details

    SKU: 29061
    Genus: Thymus
    Species: praecox
    Variety: 'Purple Carpet'
    Item Form: 1-Quart
    Bloom Color: Dark Purple
    Foliage Color: Medium Green
    Habit: Spreading
    Light Requirements: Full SunPart Shade
    Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
    Soil Type: Normal, loamy
    Bloom Start: Late Spring
    Bloom End: Late Spring
    Uses:
    • Beds
    • Border
    • Containers
    • Foliage Interest
    • Ground Cover
    Special Features:
    • Easy Care Plants
    • Fragrance
    Hardiness Zones: 4 - 8
    State Shipping Restrictions: GU, HI, PR, VI

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