And one of my favourite dual purpose herbs is wild creeping thyme.
Carpet thyme seeds nz.
It is edible and can be used in the same way as thyme p.
One packet averages 400 seeds.
Also referred to as coccineus this thyme can be identified by magenta flowers.
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.
You can buy thymus serpyllum from kings seeds or look for varieties such as lemon curd fulney red and albus from specialist growers such as herbs nz www herbsnz co nz.
Easy to follow seed propagation notes.
It grows flat and covers a lot of area quickly.
This plant produces lots of deep pink flowers in big clusters.
Magic carpet thyme seed p 1 2 fs z4 8 a very low growing creeping thyme cultivar bearing masses of pink flowers.
Thyme wild creeping from awapuni nurseries p creeping thyme is a spreading version of regular thyme and often used as a ground cover or lawn.
A greenhouse is ideal.
Magic carpet blooms a week earlier than our creeping thyme seed and the flowers are just a little longer.
Woolly thyme is a personal favourite as it s so tactile it spreads out like a woolly rug and its soft flower heads are irresistible i can t walk past this stuff without patting it.
Grow in seed trays and plant out 6 8 weeks.
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Woolly thyme thymus pseudolanuginosus also makes a great groundcover as does the superb bressingham thyme thymus doerfleri bressingham which is.
Finally a really low creeping thyme from seed.
It tastes and can be used in just the same way as regular thyme but it s also excellent grown as ground cover or lawn.
Magic carpet thyme is perfect for edging the flower border rock gardens.
Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
Creeping thyme ground cover is only 2 4 inches high and it spreads and flowers for most of the summer.
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However this woolly variety has a rather sparse diet preferring poor soil and not too much fussing.
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Unlike standard thyme which grows up creeping thyme spreads out along the ground making it perfect for filling in gaps in your garden or lawn.
Only 2 inches high this fine textured plant is perfect for between your stepping stones as a ground cover or in a rock garden.
Excellent between pavers along walkways or patios or spilling over rocks and retaining walls.
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Seeds need to be started in a warm frost free place.
It spreads up to 18 inches grows best in full sun and attracts plenty of butterflies and bees.