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Thymus praecox
Also called Wild thyme, Creeping Thyme
Mother of thyme is a low, mat-forming subshrub in the mint family, used as a ground cover and between stepping stones. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water once established.
Thymus praecox is a species of thyme. A common name is mother of thyme, but "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where Thymus serpyllum, which also shares these names, is not found. It is native to central, southern, and western Europe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thymus praecox by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
