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creeping thyme - Silver Posie
thyme or Thymus 'Silver Posie'
Bright purple to white flowers in late spring and early summer and wonderful, white-margined, aromatic, grey-green leaves. This...
The daintiest thyme of all - with tiny silver and white leaves on wiry stalks and pale-pink flowers - too good for the herb garden alone
Plant description
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Thymus Silver Posie:
GOES WELL WITH
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