Thymus sepyllum 'Elfin' ~ Elfin Creeping Thyme-ServeScape

Thymus sepyllum 'Elfin'

Elfin Creeping Thyme

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Elfin Creeping Thyme is a prostrate evergreen perennial grown as a groundcover with thin woody stems with small aromatic grey-green foliage.  Clusters of small lavender pink flowers bloom in midsummer attracting butterflies.  Grows best in full sun and well-drained soil.  Creeping Thyme is not used in cooking

Type: 

Perennial

Height: 

- 0.5'

Spread: 

1’ - 1.5'

Spacing: 

1.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  Cut back in early spring to encourage new growth.  Susceptible to root rot, particularly in poorly draining soils.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Path Fillers, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Catmint, Strawberry, Lavender 

IMAGE: Averater, Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' 01, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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