![]() Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum' (bush germander) Requires decent drainage with moderate to occasional summer water once established. Narrow gray-green foiage is topped with dense clusters of rosy-lavender flowers, nearly the entire growing season. Teucrium cossonii (majoricum) (Majorcan teucrium)Ī beautiful little shrublet that hugs the ground to 2 ft. Dark green foliage topped with light magenta flowers in spikes. Tough, neat looking evergreen shrublet-good for hot dry places. These rise above the soft mounds of foliage 18 inches to 2 ft. Many small, urn-shaped flowers with tiny fringed petals open green and age to pink, line the slender flower stalks. Good for erosion control.įringe cups is a sweet native perennial for the shade garden. Beautiful when combined with ceanothus, Douglas iris and other plants from our coastal areas. Dune tansy has a strong scent of camphor and is valued for its medicinal uses. Reducing irrigation can temper this tansy's somewhat aggressive nature. Tolerant of clay soils and excessive moisture but will thrive with only occasional water once established. Yellow, button-shaped flowers form small clusters atop stalks up to 2 ft. Native to sand dunes from the Bay Area north, this shrubby evergreen groundcover spreads quickly to create drifts of soft fern-like foliage. T.Tanacetum bipinnatum (camphoratum) (dune tansy).Thymus serpyllum coccineus -Red creeping thyme.‘ Jekkas Thyme’ – Named after Jekka McVicar, early flowering and great tasting.Thymus vulgaris ‘Argenteus’ – Silver Thyme.It does however spread slowly and will send down roots, so dig up, divide and replant cuttings from the younger growth.Īs for growing most species in the shade, they will grow, but it will be thin and leggy and not produce much in the way of foliage, so lots of sun. It is essential not to cut back into old wood as most species of these valuable garden plants do not respond well.Īfter a few years this is a plant that tends to become a little woody, say after 3 – 4 years. After flowering is a good time for a light prune, and again in late summer. Pruning and propagationĪlthough all species will come back well each year for harvesting, they still respond to pruning. If you wish to use it fresh, pick at any time of the year. It can easily be dried by hanging it in the shade. This is when the plants have a high level of oil and therefore flavour. A rock mulch is often used to create a good look around plants.įor drying, Thyme is best harvested just before it begins to flower. ![]() Plants are best watered in using a liquid seaweed fertilizer. You can also grow some varieties in the rock garden others are suited to growing between pavers. This is a plant that grows well in pots, and we recommend terracotta pots as they do drain well. Regular pruning of some varieties to prevent to much woody growth.Ī well drained soil is essential for growing thyme some varieties require better drainage than others.The amount of sun, and the soil moisture requirement do differ, in general they require they following conditions. Many Thyme varieties grow well in containers and some also suited to garden borders and rockeries. Used extensively in English, French and Mediterranean cooking. Many varieties more are available for sale online in Australia than appear in most nurseries. Originating in Mediterranean climates this is a hardy plant once established.
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