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Thymus caespititius
Azores Thyme is a dwarf, aromatic, mat-forming groundcover subshrub from oceanic areas of Portugal, Spain, the Azores and Madeira. It thrives in full sun and free-draining soil, and it is grown mainly as an ornamental groundcover or rock garden plant.
Thymus caespititius is a dwarf, aromatic mat-forming groundcover shrub. It is native to oceanic areas in the Iberian Peninsula (northwest Portugal and northwest Spain) and the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
The plant has narrow, spatula-shaped, smooth leaves to 6 mm (0.24 in) long, fringed with tiny hairs. The rose, lilac or white flowers are borne in small, flattened mat-hugging heads from late spring to summer.
Thymus caespititius, grown as an ornamental plant, and is hardy down to USDA Zone 7. The cultivar Thymus caespititius 'Aureus' has narrow, light gold leaves.
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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.
