Pennsylvania Dutch Tea ThymeĪs its name suggests, Pennsylvania Dutch Tea is perfect (fresh or dried) for tea-brewing, and can be substituted for any recipe calling for English thyme. Its strong flavor and scent can be used in any recipe as a true caraway substitute, while its tiny 4” height and rosy pink flowers work hard to quickly fill in open spaces in the garden.
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Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil. The key with this walkable groundcover plant is to keep it well hydrated, particularly during summer heat. This is one of those thymes that pulls double duty as both a ground cover and a culinary herb. Scotch moss is also frosted with a pretty layer of tiny white flowers in the spring. Growing to 1’ tall, this beauty has pink flowers and can be used in any recipe that calls for thyme, but don’t forget to add it to your container garden for intriguing texture and color play. Silver thyme has bright, variegated leaves with a white-edge green coloration.
Its pink flowers will bloom for about one month, after which you’ll want to cut it back to encourage more edible growth for your next dinner party. Like Woolly thyme, Elfin does best when allowed to fill in-between stepping stonesĪ taller culinary thyme, Italian Oregano grows to 12” tall with a zesty flavor that pairs well in an Italian dish. One of the smallest and slowest growing of all the thymes, Elfin has diminutive green leaves and lavender flowers. Although not reliably hardy over the winter, it may be grown as an annual. It has charming plumper leaves and a wealth of tiny pink flowers - and it’s much more heat and drought tolerant than other varieties. There are more than 400 species of thyme, but cooking thyme is most often grown in a kitchen garden. Creeping Pink ThymeĪnother ground cover thyme, Creeping Pink fares best when it’s allowed to spread out rather than camp out between pavers. Woolly thyme rarely blooms, so if you’re not a fan of flower-loving bees, this could be the thyme for you. The growth is creeping and spreading, sporting gray, dense leaves. This wee little ground cover thyme is one of the best to use in-between pavers and stepping stones. And guess what else? It takes so well to pruning that you can successfully add it to your traditional knot garden design. Add it to fish or chicken marinades, smoothies, and in any recipe calling for lemon juice, zest, or flavor. I’m starting with my all-time favorite thyme here- lemon thyme looks very similar to English thyme but with a luscious lemon-fresh scent and taste.
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