Description

Botanical name: Thymus vulgaris ‘Silver Queen’
Common name: Thyme
Family: Lamiaceae
Plant Type: Alpine, Herb, Perennial

Key features:
Aromatic foliage  Attractive to wildlife  Scented flowers

Thyme is one of the best-known and most widely used herbs, grown as a culinary plant and also used as an alpine plant in rock gardens, patios, as an alternative to lawns and even path edging.

Thymus vulgaris ‘Silver Queen’ has a bushy dwarf, spreading evergreen habitat, which lends itself well to growing as path edging as well as in cracks in patios, where it may be crushed underfoot to release its beautiful scent. It has small, dark green variegated leaves and bears clusters of tiny pink flowers in summer.

Thyme plants thrive in hot sunshine and drought, so grow them in a sheltered spot in full sun and free-draining soil.

How to grow Thymus ‘Silver Queen ‘

Plant size: 20cm height- 30cm spread
Aspect:South facing, west facing
Sun exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy

Thymus ‘Silver Queen ‘ and wildlife

Thymus ‘Silver Queen’ is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, butterflies?/?moths and other pollinators. It is a caterpillar food plant and has nectar/pollen rich flowers.

Attractive to Bees
Attractive to Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Attractive to Butterflies?/?Moths
Attractive to Other pollinators