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Clinopodium troodi, the Troödos rock thyme, is a small sprawling perennial subshrub in the mint family from high mountains in Cyprus and south-west Türkiye. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts who need cool, sharply drained, rocky conditions.
Clinopodium troodi, the Troödos rock thyme, is a perennial sprawling herb with a woody rootstock and reddish-green 5–20 cm long hairy shoots. This aromatic member of the mint family is prized for its violet-blue flowers that bloom amid the rugged mountain landscape. Found exclusively in the highest elevations of the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus, this plant has evolved to grow in harsh rocky environments where few other plants can survive.
Both subspecies grow on rocky slopes—primarily on serpentine soil and, for subsp. grandiflorum, also on limestone—at high elevations (1700–2200 m). They occur in south-west Anatolia (Muğla and Denizli provinces) as eastern Mediterranean montane endemics and are listed as endangered species in the Turkish Red Data Book. The nominate subspecies is Endemic to Cyprus where it is confined to the highest peaks of the Troödos Mountains, mainly around Khionistra, where it is locally common.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
