Thymus ‘Purple Carpet’ Creeping Thyme

Thymus ‘Purple Carpet’ is an ornamental flowering evergreen (in mild winters) subshrub offering 3 seasons to year-round interest, blooming profusely in late spring, its foliage turning dark purple in fall. Borne in terminal whorls, the small, 2-lipped, tubular flowers are shades of purple. Nectar rich, they attract bees and butterflies to the garden. Small, fuzzy, dark green leaves are aromatic, having a pleasing spicy scent, especially when crushed.

A Thymus praecox, commonly called creeping thyme, wooly thyme, or mother-of-thyme, ‘Purple Carpet’, an herbaceous perennial, has a mounding, spreading habit and an average growth rate. Primarily grown as a ground cover, the plant spreads over time by rooting stems to form a dense, flat mat. Shown to best effect when massed or grouped, creeping thyme is an excellent edging plant for pathways or filler for crevices between steppingstones, where foot traffic releases its scent. Well-ad