Magic Carpet Thyme Seeds - Herbal Plant

Magic Carpet Thyme is a hardy perennial creeping herb known for its dense, low-growing habit and vibrant floral display. It forms a colorful living carpet of fragrant foliage topped with small pink to purple blooms during the flowering season. This drought-tolerant ground cover is ideal for rock gardens, pathways, borders, and lawn alternatives. It is also highly attractive to bees and beneficial pollinators, making it both ornamental and ecologically valuable.

Features

• Colorful flowering ground cover herb
• Fragrant aromatic foliage
• Produces pink to purple blooms
• Low-growing creeping perennial
• Excellent lawn alternative plant
• Drought tolerant once established
• Attracts bees and pollinators

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Thymus serpyllum
• Common Name (US): Magic Carpet Thyme, Creeping Thyme
• Seed Type / Variety: Ornamental Ground Cover Herb Variety
• Growth Habit: Prostrate creeping perennial
• USDA Zones: 4-9
• Planting Season: Spring or Fall
• Growing Season: Spring through Summer
• Sowing Season: March-May, September-November
• Sowing Season With Specific Months: March, April, May, September, October, November
• Germination Time and Conditions: 14-28 days in well-drained, lightly moist soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained sandy or rocky soil preferred
• Watering Needs: Low; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Plant Size: 1-3 inches tall with spreading mat growth
• Plant Spacing: 6-10 inches apart