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White Creeping Thyme

Thymus praecox ‘Albiflorus’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen to Semi-Evergreen Groundcover

Height at Maturity: 2-3″

Width at Maturity: 1-2’+
Spacing: 12-18″ apart for mass planting; 10-12″ apart to fill gaps between stepping stones

Growth Habit / Form: Low, Mat-Forming, Dense, Spreading/Trailing

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: White
Flower Type: Single, in clusters

Flower Size: Small
Flowering Period: Summer, Early Fall

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Berries: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay(amended), Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 6.5 – 7.5

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Butterflies

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Foot Traffic

Description

White Creeping Thyme forms a low and dense carpet of tiny, bright green rounded leaves that become smothered in abundant clusters of snow white flowers in summer. The 2 to 3 inch high foliage is aromatic when crushed. Excellent as a groundcover, between stepping stones, and around boulders.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing to only 2 to 3 inches tall and spreading to 18 inches or more wide, the White Creeping Thyme tolerates foot traffic well so is perfect for use to fill the gaps between stepping stones or as a groundcover or underplanting for shrubs, roses, perennials and small trees, such as Japanese maples. Very nice around and growing over boulders. Flowering bulbs will pop right through it in spring. Also serves nicely as a soil cover in container gardens grown above ground. A fine addition to white theme gardens, rock gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Suggested Spacing: 12 to 18 inches apart for mass planting; 10 to 12 inches to fill gaps between stepping stones

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Cultural Preferences

When planted right and in the right spot, Creeping White Thyme is easy to grow. It grows best in a light, lightly moist but well-drained soil and full sun. A little shade is okay. Will tolerate rainy periods but constantly soggy or wet soil is a killer. So make sure to plant in a well-drained site.

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I am very pleased with the plants I received from Wilson Bros Gardens. They were in good shape when I received them, and I have slowly introduced them to the outdoor sun. I should be planting them within a week!————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Thymus praecox ‘Albiflorus’ is a wonderful lawn. It is evergreen (all winter under now) and is sturdy to walk on – hardly any weeds – never needs mowing – water 5 minutes a week (after first year). – and it turns solid white in June.—————————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG