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Creeping Thyme

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Item: 5643-A
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Item: 5643-B
$8.95
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Item: 5643-C
$35.00
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Item: 5643-D
Thymus serpyllum
Open pollinated.

Perennial, Zones 3-10. Also known as Mother-of-Thyme or Brotherwort. Creeping sweet-scented ground cover with purple flowers good in rock gardens, between stepping stones or on dry slopes. Likes good drainage, full sun and alkaline soil. Plants grow slowly from seed, may be started indoors two months before planting, or outside in early spring or fall. Sow thickly, do not cover seeds. 2". ~6,290 seeds/g.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Bloom Color
purple
Lifecycle
perennial
Pollinator Friendly
Yes
Hardy in Zones
3–10
Compare
Compare with other Thyme
Variety Product Type Hybrid Status Bloom Color Lifecycle Hardy to Zone Maximum Hardiness Zone
German Thyme seeds open pollinated lavender perennial 4
Creeping Thyme seeds open pollinated purple perennial 3 10
German Winter Thyme
Organic 		bare-root plants perennial 4
Additional Information

Flowers

All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

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Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

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