This small sub-shrub has a slender spreading reddish stems that form a prostrate habit. It has dark green hairy linear leaves that are fragrant and the small purplish pink bell-shaped flowers appear in a terminal cluster during the summer.

Hardiness zones 5 to 10

Thymus doerfleriIs naturally found in Albania growing in open grasslands and disturb soils. It prefers an open sunny position and grows in most well-drained moderately fertile soils and is pH adaptable and is drought and mildly frost resistant.

This prostrate thyme is grown for its spreading habit and profuse pink flowers. It is planted as a ground cover between stepping stones or in herbal garden beds and commonly used in patio pots or planter boxes. It establishes in 1-2 years and is moderately long-lived. This attractive small perennial is also used in rockeries may be grown on a roof gardens requiring little care once established. ID 3504

Thymus (TIME-us) doerfleri(DOOR-fler-eye)

Lamiaceae(lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
(Labiatae)
Mint Family