creeping thyme - Snowdrift
creeping thyme or Thymus serpyllum 'Snowdrift'
Forming an evergreen mat of aromatic mid-green foliage, this creeping thyme also produces lots of small white flowers in the summer. A...
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Plant description
Forming an evergreen mat of aromatic mid-green foliage, this creeping thyme also produces lots of small white flowers in the summer. A wonderful choice for softening the edges of a path, where it will release its scent each time it is bruised or brushed past, it also looks great in a pot on a sunny patio.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Thymus serpyllum Snowdrift:
After flowering cut back hard using garden shears to retain a neat compact shape. Lift and divide large clumps in early spring.
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