Creeping thyme
Thymus serpyllum
- Size
- 0.1 m tall, 0.4 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- June to August
- Ground cover
- Bees and butterflies
- Between paving stones
- Good for pollinators
- Scented
- Takes being walked on
Safety
Nothing on our safety list for this plant.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.1 m tall, 0.4 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Soil
- sand, chalk, loam
- Soil pH
- 6 to 8
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- June to August
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
- Worth knowing
- Edible
Design a garden with this plant
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Lists it is on
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
- Plants safe with children and pets39 plantsNothing toxic and nothing thorny: the list a garden with a toddler or a dog starts from.
