- Most Flavorful Varieties of Thyme
- 12-18 Inches Tall
- 18-20 Inches Wide
- Plant in Full Sun
This is one of the most flavorful varieties of thyme available. This herb produces aromatic soft gray-green tiny narrow, pointed leaves. The small lavender flowers produced in late summer are attractive to bees and other pollinators. Thyme can be used fresh or dried in recipes.
Use scissors to harvest the thin stems. For the best flavor, harvest before this herb produces flowers. Trim every few weeks to delay the production of flowers until later in the summer. Even though thyme is hardy, wait until after your last frost date to transplant it into your garden. Summer thyme grows best in light, well-drained soil. It makes a great companion plant for tomatoes and brassica family plants such as cabbage and kale.
Summer Thyme Plant Care
Thymus vulgaris will grow to be 6 to 12 inches tall and prefers to grow in full sun locations. Space individual plants 12 to 16 inches apart. Summer Thyme is very hardy and can be grown in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 to 8 as a perennial herb.
Growing Summer Thyme Plants
Summer Thyme is a good choice for herb and vegetable gardens. It can also be used to add texture to perennial and rock gardens and in the filler role in container gardens. Use a container that is at least 6 inches in diameter.
Watering Summer Thyme Plants
Once the herb becomes established, allow the soil to become slightly dry between watering periods.
Feeding Summer Thyme Plants
Amend the soil with compost before planting thyme in your garden or container. This herb has low nutritional requirements so additional fertilization is rarely necessary. Container grown thyme may need an annual dose of fertilizer at half the recommended application rate listed on the package.
Summer Thyme Plant Information
Common Name: Summer Thyme |
Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris |
Plant Type: Thyme |
Edible Type: Herbs |
Vegetable Size: - |
Light Exposure: Full Sun (+6 hrs.) |
Spacing: 6 - 8" (15 - 20cm) |
Height: 12 - 18" (30 - 46cm) |
Width: 18 - 20" (46 - 51cm) |
Brand: BURPEE® |
- SKU:
- THYSUP
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Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.
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