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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 flowering ground cover, thriving with little care.
  • Deer-resistant, but attracts pollinators like butterflies.
  • Zones 3-8, sun, 4" tall x 12" wide at maturity.
Zone 3-8
Light sun
low

$15.99 Each
Total
$15.99
Buy 3 get $0.30 off each
Buy 6 get $0.60 off each
Buy 9 get $1.00 off each
Buy 12 get $1.50 off each
Buy 24 get $2.00 off each
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

Did You Know?

Ground Covers for Suppressing Weeds

Ground covers effortlessly fill those tough-to-grow sites that are usually ignored, like tight spaces, gaps between stepping stones, slopes, or shady understories. Fight plants with plants and transform your garden into a lush landscape in the process with these ground covers.

groundcover great for suppressing weeds

Customer Reviews

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S.J.K. (Indiana)
Needs some help

One of the little plants arrived out of its pot when I unwrapped it. It’s still struggling to survive. The others are starting to show some growth.

Hello! It is common for plants to experience slight stress from shipping, as they have not experienced their ideal growing conditions at this time. We recommend placing plants in a cool, shaded s...
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j.N.

Very small for the price

We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to start the claims process if necessary.

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K.R. (Michigan)

To small to tell you yet

We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to claims@greatgardenplants.com to start the claims process if necessary.

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D.K. (Ohio)
Maybe not for my rock garden

I bought 4 of these to add color to my rock garden & to help covering my weeds. It is a full sun, & well draining garden. One is dead, one is almost dead (just a bit of green left) one is half & half of life & the last one looks good. I planted as instructed. I’m not sure what my issue was. I will say the plants came with the box partially smashed but the plants survived except one was no longer in its pot. I have purchased plants from you in the past & all did well except the one the deer ate of course.

We're sorry you're having trouble with your plants. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Please contact us at claims@greatgardenplants.com with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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S. (Pennsylvania)
Red creeping tyme

Just received them today. They arrived very quickly still going to wait 24 hours before planting so excited to see them grow will be reordering more in the spring time. As well as looking very healthy.