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Thyme Plant - Description
- Potted Thyme Plant
- Culinary Variety
- Thymus Citrodorus Aureus Aromatic Color
- Herbal Plant
- Commonly used in Soup & Sauces
- Evergreen Foliage
- Potted Plant
- Current Size: 30-40cm
- Pot Size: 1 Litre / 15cm
Thyme Plant - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
- Habit: Creeping
- Evergreen herbaceous plant
- Light green in colour
- Fully Grown Size: 50cm spread
- Moderate growth rate
- Foliage: Aromatic & evergreen foliage forms a soft & dense cushion
- Sow: All year round
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
Thyme Plant - Uses
- Both ornamental & culinary uses
- Herbal plant: For culinary use
- Perfect in stuffing & sauces
- Can be used fresh or dried
- Great as a garnish
- Also used to flavour vinegars, herb butters, teas, meat dishes & salads
- Some great companion plants include pink flowering Rosemary, Lavenders & Saxifraga
Thyme Plant - Planting Instructions
- Ensure soil is moist before planting
- Prefers full sun
- Can be grown indoors in pots or directly outside
- Ideal for a kitchen garden or raised bed
- Grow in fertile soils
- Spacing: 50cm apart
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Water again after planting
- Benefits from a hard prune every few years to prevent plants getting leggy
- Clumps can be divided to propagate new plants
