

The leaves are often used to add flavour to stews, salads, roasts and fish dishes. Thymus pseudolanuginosus (Woolly Thyme) is a superb low care groundcover thyme with fuzzy gray foliage and vigorous spreading stems that root as they spread. Thyme is very commonly used as part of a bouquet garni and as a component of herbes de Provence. This variety of thyme is very mild in flavour and. Thyme can be used both fresh or dried with fresh leaves able to be frozen to retain their flavour and dried Thyme retaining its flavour much better than most herbs. A sun loving, ground hugging plant that forms a soft wool-like carpet with soft white flowers in Summer.

The wide spread of Thyme through out Europe is thought to be due to the Romans who used the scent to purify buildings and flavour cheeses and liqueurs. They are very useful herbs with many culinary uses as well as being used medicinally and looking great as well. Use Wooly Thyme as filler between stepping stones, along walkways and as. Grows to a height of between 2-5cm and can spread to between 30-60cm.Ībout the Thyme 'Family': Thyme is a member of the Lamiaceae family. Woolly Thyme (Thymus pseudolanuginosus) - to 2, This creeping herb has small, rounded leaves that are covered with tiny hairs, giving them a woolly. The leaves are small with a rich green colour and are covered in small whitish hairs, hence the name 'wooly'. It has less uses in the kitchen and is thought more to be a wildlife. Its low, spreading habit makes it perfect for use as a Thyme lawn. Its creeping habit also makes this hardy evergreen perennial a good rockery plant. One of the lowest growing Thymes which is quite drought resistant and very rarely blooms. Thyme 'Woolly' 8.99 Thyme 'Caborn Wine and Roses' 8.99 Thyme 'Lemon' 8.99 Thyme 'French' 8.99 Thyme 'English' 8.
