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Red Creeping Thyme

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Description

  • Vibrant flowers bloom prolifically in summer!
  • Foliage and flowers are aromatic.
  • Easy to grow, thriving with little care.
  • Attracts butterflies and deters deer.
  • Zones 3-8, sun, 4" tall x 12" wide at maturity.
Zone 3-8
Light sun
low

$15.99 Each
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$15.99
Size
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Hand-picked at our greenhouse

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Shipped to your door

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Arrives as young plant

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More Information

Description Red creeping thyme (Thymus praecox) quickly spreads to form a lush carpet of small leaves and vibrant blooms! Soft green foliage is aromatic when touched or crushed. Hundreds of saturated pink and red flowers add even more fragrance as they bloom in early summer. The flowers are rich in nectar and are a magnet for butterflies. Keep your garden low maintenance with red creeping thyme! It grows densely, crowding out unwanted weeds as it spreads. The only requirement this deer-resistant and hardy ground cover has is a sunny spot with good drainage. Try planting a red creeping thyme lawn or tuck between other plants in small spaces. With red creeping thyme, creating a pop of color on sunny slopes and pathways has never been easier. Buying landscape plugs? Here is how much area they will cover: 6" spacing of 32 landscape plugs covers 6 sq feet 8" spacing covers 7.5 sq feet 10" spacing covers 11 sq feet 12" spacing covers 16 sq feet Details How To Grow

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Customer Reviews

Based on 109 reviews
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T.H.

Arrived alive and healthy

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S.M. (Ohio)
Red Creeping Thyme

I think they are all DEAD. We will see in the spring.

We’re sorry you’re having trouble with your plants! Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2025, so we have you covered. Please send your order number and pictures of your plants to claims@greatgardenplants.com for further assistance and to start the claims process if necessary. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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P.W. (California)
replaced plants

you have been wonderful to replace the plants that arrived dead. the replacements have managed maybe 60% staying alive.

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m.w. (Kansas)
Caution - don’t buy

All plants arrived late and dead. I submitted a request for refund/replacement and heard nothing. Don’t buy from here.

Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. It seems we have issued the refund you've requested, but if there is anything else we can do to help, please contact clims@greatgardenplants.com. https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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t.z.
Great plants, great delivery!

The 1st shipment was great ! The 2nd they all died but you replaced them without charging us! Great service! Will buy more next year!