Thyme
Thyme enthusiasts have endless fun arguing over the minutiae of which variety belongs to which species and how one variety differs from another. Life's too short for the rest of us to worry about such things and so I have referred to varieties as "Thymes" and species as belonging to the genus "Thymus" with absolutely no hope that anyone will ever agree with this, come and choose your own, then you will know what you are getting .
Thymes are perennial herbs requiring full sun and well drained alkaline conditions. All are edible but the creeping species and varieties are a pain to pick so choose T vulgaris and other upright varieties for your kitchen garden.The rarer varieties are only available intermittently.
The following plants are available to buy from Arne Herbs Nursery. Please contact us or call +44 (0) 1275 333 399 to confirm stock availability.
| Acinos alpinus Mountain Basil thyme
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| The closest you will ever get to a blue flowered thyme, not only pretty g.c. plant but delicious with game |
| Coriothymus capitatus Coneheaded thyme
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| Middle East per essential in preparation of Za'atar, looks much like any other thyme and thrives on same treatment |
| Plectranthus amboinicus` Caribbean thyme
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| Greenhouse per with big lvs, delicious with fried peppers apparently. Nothing like thyme, no matter how corrupt your taste buds |
| Teucrium marum Cat thyme
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| Has the same effect as catnep on some of our little pets who destroy it with relish. Low growing, Silver-green lvs and masses of pink flrs, withstands drought |
| Thyme "Elfin"
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| Creeping, the smallest of all Thymes and so easily lost under a large slug. Makes a talking point and is often treated as a pet by the sad and lonely |
| Thyme "Highland cream"
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| A white flowered variegated creeping variety with a propensity for dying out |
| Thyme "Snowdrift"
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| Another attractive creeping white variety with bright green lvs to make mats with |
| Thyme Bressingham pink
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| Creeping, some naughty nursery men call any old pink Thyme "Bressingham" |
| Thyme culinary
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| A nice upright edible Thyme, sometimes said to be indistinguishable from "German Winter" Fully hardy in well drained soil |
| Thyme Doone valley
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| Creeping, variegated gold and green lvs inclined to revert, slightly lemony scent |
| Thyme E B Anderson
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| Creeping, vaguely lemony flavour, predominantly golden lvs |
| Thyme golden
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| Creeping, a little patch of sunlight in your rock garden |
| Thyme golden lemon
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| Creeping, variegated gold and green lvs inclined to revert. Sounds suspiciously like Doone Valley but enthusiasts say this is slightly taller |
| Thyme lemon
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| A robust upright species with dark green lvs, delectable with fish |
| Thyme mastichina "didi"
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| Creeping with mauve flrs; quite pretty but smells nothing like the real thing |
| Thyme Peter Davis
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| Upright, probably the most floriferous of all thymes. Possesses fine grey lvs |
| Thyme silver lemon
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| The nicest of the silver foliaged varieties with a strong citrus scent; may be the same as "Silver Queen" |
| Thyme Silver posy
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| A floppy silver-variegated upright variety which remains many peoples' favourite in spite of its reluctance to survive Winter rain |
| Thyme vulgaris "French wild variety"
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| Brought back from the Corbieres, always looks half dead even when it is fresh and healthy. Tiny grey lvs raved over by amateur cooks, poseurs will hang it over the Aga for that authentic Provencal look |
| Thymus mastichina Pine scented thyme
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| The very rare upright plant strongly scented of loo sanitant |
| Thymus albus White thyme
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| Creeping with bright green lvs and white flowers |
| Thymus azoricus Azoricus thyme
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| Creeping, pink flrs, unusual very narrow, bright green lvs |
