$4-10avg. price
Groundcover🦌 Deer Resistant💧 Drought Tolerant
Creeping Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Creeping Thyme is the ultimate lawn alternative — a fragrant, flowering carpet that tolerates foot traffic, attracts pollinators, and never needs mowing. Walk on it and it releases a delicious herbal scent. In summer it's covered in tiny pink-purple flowers that bees love. Perfect between stepping stones and in pathways.
Hardiness Zones
4-9
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water Needs
Low
Maintenance
Low
Mature Size
1-3 in H × 12-18 in W
Growth Rate
Moderate
Bloom Season
Summer
Bloom Color
Pink, Purple, White
Care Guide
Plant in full sun with lean, well-drained soil. Space plugs 6-12 inches apart. Water to establish, then forget it. No mowing, no fertilizing, no fussing. Trim edges if it spreads beyond where you want it. Tolerates moderate foot traffic.
Landscape Uses
Lawn alternativeBetween stepping stonesPathwaysRock gardensGreen roofsHerb gardens
Best Growing Regions
northeastmidwestwestmountainsoutheast
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