Thymus Magic Carpet

Perennial zone 5 9.

Thymus magic carpet. In no time you ll have a carpet covered with clusters of tiny pink blooms all summer long. Magic carpet forms a low carpet of aromatic lemon scented dark green leaves that are covered profusely from early through midsummer with sweet pink flowers. Thymus serpyllum magic carpet. This variety forms a two inch high compact carpet of tiny slightly woolly green leaves.

Ok it might be the orange scent too. Creeping thyme thymus serpyllum magic carpet if you have a stepping stone path or a flagstone patio growing magic carpet seeds is a great way to add lovely low growing thyme to the walkway and patio crevices. Primarily used as a ground cover thymus serpyllum magic carpet creeping thyme is a dwarf aromatic sub shrub forming a tight cushion of tiny rounded dark green leaves. Magic carpet thyme is perfect for edging the flower border rock gardens walkways patios and in containers.

Tough enough to take foot traffic and remain beautiful space 12 15 apart. Until recently this variety was only available from cuttings. Rich in nectar they attract butterflies. I think the bud and bloom phase is what sets this plant apart with its deep purple bloom that opens to a light pink flower.

Blooming profusely from early to mid summer it features clusters of tiny bright magenta pink flowers. On surface lightly cover. Thymus is cold hardy and deer resistant. Excellent between pavers along walkways or patios or spilling over rocks and retaining walls.

Thymus serpyllum magic carpet common name. Magic carpet blooms a week earlier than our creeping thyme seed and the flowers are just a little longer. Its leaves form more of a point than other thymes and have a unique citrus scent to them. The groundcover is lemen scented and it is a maintenance free hardy plant that will give years of beauty and enjoyment.

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about thymus creeping thyme thymus serpyllum magic carpet supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. Thymus magic carpet is yet another one of the newer thyme on the market. Creeping thyme ground cover is only 2 4 inches high and it spreads and flowers for most of the summer. This is perfect for rock gardens in walkways between patio bricks and as a border planting.

There are a great many selections of thyme grown in gardens all of them with edible leaves and some degree of fragrance and flavor. One packet averages 400 seeds. It is covered with small carmine pink flowers from may to june.