![]() ![]() Stem: Stem Color: Brown/Copper Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Surface: Hairy (pubescent) Stem Description: Hairy stems turn woody with age.Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Leaf Color: Gray/Silver Green Leaf Feel: Soft Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Elliptical Leaf Margin: Entire Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Length: Flowers: Flower Color: Pink Flower Bloom Time: Summer Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Size: Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Loam (Silt) Sand Shallow Rocky Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Dry Very Dry Available Space To Plant: Less than 12 inches NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Ground Cover Herb Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Horizontal Spreading Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low Texture: Fine.Attributes: Genus: Thymus Species: pseudolanuginosus Family: Lamiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Country Or Region Of Origin: Southern Europe Wildlife Value: Flowers attract butterflies and bees.Tags: #small spaces #drought tolerant #nectar plant #lawn alternative #low maintenance #mass planting #air pollution tolerant #deer resistant #rock garden #border planting #hairy leaves #stepping stones #subshrub #food source summer #border front #dry soils tolerant #foot traffic tolerant #butterfly friendly #bee friendly #Guilford Crevice Garden #woody perennial #buncombe county sun and shade garden #wildlife friendly See this plant in the following landscape: Crevice Garden, Guilford County Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems though wet soils will cause root and crown rot. Unlike other thymes, this one is not fragrant and is not good for culinary purposes. Prune it to maintain shape and encourage bushy growth along its woody stems. Mass plant in the front of a border and enjoy the butterflies and bees that visit the flowers. Plant it between stepping stones or have it spill over a rock wall. This plant will not tolerate clay soils or wet sites. It withstands poor rocky soils, drought, deer browsing, foot traffic and air pollution well. Requires good drainage, full sun to light shade and moderate to occasional watering. This form of thyme rarely blooms or is very shy to bloom. Excellent to spill over a bank, in rock crevices or between stepping stones. ![]() It grows well in dry well-drained soils in the full sun. A small scale ground cover forming a dense carpet of tiny, gray, woolly, aromatic leaves. Wooly thyme is a very short prostrate herb in the Lamiaceae (mint) family from Europe. Phonetic Spelling THY-mus soo-doh-lan-oo-gin-OH-sus Description ![]()
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