Thymus

Thymus Cultivars

The following cultivars are generally available from British and Continental nurseries and garden centres.  However I do not propagate all of them for sale, nor do I grow some of the Continental cultivars.  These can be obtained using the PPP Index or Planten Vinder, the European equivalents of the RHS Plant Finder.

m = mat.
Suitable for growing between paving slabs, as a path edging and in thyme beds.
Up to 15mm tall.  Use small semi-pots for pot culture.
c = carpet.
Suitable for growing between paving slabs, as a path edging and in thyme beds.
Up to 30 mm tall.  Use semi-pots for pot culture.
l = low.
Unsuitable for growing in paving.  Suitable for path edging and growing in thyme beds.
Up to 75mm tall.  Use large semi-pots for pot culture.
b = bush.
Unsuitable for growing in paving.  Can be grown in a thyme bed composed only of bushy thymes.  Use large half-pots for pot culture.
s = small.
Very small and slow growing thyme.  More suitable to grow in a small semi-pot.
p = pot.
Needs winter protection.  Grow in a pot.

(v) = variegated leaves.

c Thymus 'Alan Bloom' c Thymus 'Purple Beauty'
b Thymus 'Argenteus' (v) c Thymus 'Purple Kiss'
b Thymus 'A Touch of Frost' c Thymus 'Purpurteppich'
c Thymus 'Bethany' l Thymus 'Rainbow Falls' (v)
c Thymus 'Bressingham' m Thymus 'Rasta' (v)
l Thymus 'Brigantes' c Thymus 'Red Elf'
b Thymus 'Caborn Fragrant Cloud' l Thymus 'Red Glow'
b Thymus 'Caborn Grey Lady' l Thymus 'Redstart'
c Thymus 'Caborn Lilac Gem' l Thymus 'Rosa Ceeping'
l Thymus 'Caborn Pink Beauty' l Thymus 'Rosalind'
c Thymus 'Caborn Pink Carpet' l Thymus 'Rosedrift'
l Thymus 'Caborn Rosanne' l Thymus 'Rosemary's Early Red'
c Thymus 'Caborn Wine and Roses' l Thymus 'Rosemary's Lemon Carpet'
p Thymus caespititius 'Compact Gem' s Thymus 'Rosenteppich'
p Thymus camphoratus 'Derry' c Thymus 'Ruby Glow'
l Thymus 'Carol Ann' (v) c Thymus serpyllum 'Amadé
c Thymus 'Caroline' c Thymus serpyllum 'Anja's Kompakte'
b Thymus 'Carshalton'  c Thymus serpyllum 'Annie Hall'
c Thymus Coccineus Group c Thymus serpyllum 'August Moon'
c Thymus 'Cow Green' c Thymus serpyllum 'Barwinnock Snowdrift' (v)
l Thymus 'Creeping Lemon' c Thymus serpyllum 'Carmineus'
l Thymus 'Creeping Mauve' c Thymus serpyllum 'Carneus'
b Thymus 'Culinary Lemon' c Thymus serpyllum 'Coconut'
l Thymus 'Dark Eyes' l Thymus serpyllum 'Conwy Rose'
c Thymus 'Dartmoor' c Thymus serpyllum 'Desborough'
l Thymus 'Dillington' c Thymus serpyllum 'East Lodge'
l Thymus 'Doone Valley' (v) s Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin'
b Thymus 'Duftkissen' c Thymus serpyllum 'Fulney Red'
c Thymus 'Eastgrove Pink' l Thymus serpyllum 'Goldstream' (v)
c Thymus 'Emma's Pink' c Thymus serpyllum 'Gregor's Weiße'
b Thymus × faustinoi c Thymus serpyllum 'Hall's Variety'
l Thymus 'Flossy' c Thymus serpyllum 'Hans Stam'
b Thymus 'Fort Ross' (v) c Thymus serpyllum 'Hessenhof'
b Thymus 'Fragrantissimus' c Thymus serpyllum 'Jelitto's Purple Carpet'
c Thymus 'Gibson's Cave' c Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet'
l Thymus 'Glenridding' c Thymus serpyllum 'Mimikry'
b Thymus 'Golden King' (v) c Thymus serpyllum 'Minor'
b Thymus 'Golden Lemon' (v) c Thymus serpyllum 'Nutmeg'
b Thymus 'Golden Queen' (v) m Thymus serpyllum 'Petite'
c Thymus 'Gowbarrow' c Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'
c Thymus 'Gratian' l Thymus serpyllum 'Posh Pinky'
c Thymus 'Hadrian m Thymus serpyllum 'Pygmaeus'
c Thymus 'Hardstoft Red' (v) c Thymus serpyllum 'Red Carpet'
c Thymus 'Hartington Silver' (v) c Thymus serpyllum 'Roger's Snowdrift'
l Thymus herba-barona 'Bob Flowerdew' c Thymus serpyllum 'Roseus'
l Thymus herba-barona 'Lemon-scented' c Thymus serpyllum 'Russetings'
b Thymus 'Highdown' c Thymus serpyllum 'September'
l Thymus 'Highdown Adur' c Thymus serpyllum 'Snow Carpet'
l Thymus 'Highdown Lemon' c Thymus serpyllum 'Snowdrift'
c Thymus 'Highdown Red' c Thymus serpyllum 'Splendens'
c Thymus 'Highdown Stretham' c Thymus serpyllum 'Vey'
l Thymus 'Iden' c Thymus serpyllum 'Wirral White'
b Thymus 'Italian Oregano' b Thymus 'Silver King' (v)
l Thymus 'Jekka' b Thymus 'Silver Posie' (v)
c Thymus 'Jekka's Rosy Carpet' b Thymus 'Silver Queen' (v)
c Thymus 'Jürgens Rosenteppich' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Idris'
c Thymus 'Lake District' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Ifor'
c Thymus 'Lavender Sea' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Imperial Beauty'
l Thymus 'Lemon Beauty' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Iorwerth'
l Thymus 'Lemon Curd' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Isolde'
l Thymus 'Lemon Sorbet' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Istyn'
b Thymus 'Lemon Supreme' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Lass'
m Thymus 'Lilac Time' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Megan'
b Thymus 'Lime' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Meical'
c Thymus 'Lindisfarne' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Merfyn'
c Thymus 'Low Force' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Morwenna'
b Thymus 'Marjorie' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Myfanwy'
c Thymus 'Massa' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Pedr'
l Thymus mastichina 'Didi' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Pink Gem'
l Thymus 'Mountain Select' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Pryderi'
m Thymus 'Nettleton Pink Carpet' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Pwyll'
c Thymus 'New Hall'' c Thymus 'Snowdonia Rhiannon'
b Thymus 'Nyewoods' (v) c Thymus 'Snowdonia Rowena'
l Thymus 'Orangenteppich' l Thymus 'Snowman'
c Thymus 'Orkney White' l Thymus 'Spicy Orange'
c Thymus 'Pat Milne' l Thymus 'Swaledale'
b Thymus 'Peter Davis' b Thymus vulgaris 'Annot'
l Thymus 'Pinewood' b Thymus vulgaris 'Aranjuez'
l Thymus 'Pink Ripple' b Thymus vulgaris 'Auvergne'
b Thymus 'Porlock' b Thymus vulgaris 'Boule'
b Thymus 'Provence' b Thymus vulgaris 'Château Queribus'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Albus' b Thymus vulgaris 'Compactus'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Archer's Gold' b Thymus vulgaris 'Cromwell's'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Aureus' b Thymus vulgaris 'Diamantis'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Bayerischer Wald' b Thymus vulgaris 'Dorcas White'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Bertram Anderson' b Thymus vulgaris 'Elsbeth'
c Thymus pulegioides 'Blondie' b Thymus vulgaris 'Golden Pins'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Elliott's Gold' b Thymus vulgaris 'Haute Valleé de l'Aude'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Foxley' (v) b Thymus vulgaris 'Lucy'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Golden Dwarf' b Thymus vulgaris 'Nanus'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Goldentime' b Thymus vulgaris 'Nyons'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Hans' b Thymus vulgaris 'Orange Balsam'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Highdown Gold' b Thymus vulgaris 'Rosa Granit' (v)
l Thymus pulegioides 'Hotzenwald' b Thymus vulgaris 'Rosemary's White'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Komorni Hurka' b Thymus vulgaris 'Saint Chinian Blanc'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Kurt' b Thymus vulgaris 'Saint Chinian Rose'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Lemon King' b Thymus vulgaris Sicilian
l Thymus pulegioides 'Merishausen' b Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Pearl' (v)
l Thymus pulegioides 'Neuchatel' b Thymus vulgaris 'Snow White'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Oregano Scented' b Thymus vulgaris 'Suditin'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Schatzalp' b Thymus vulgaris 'Troyes'
c Thymus pulegioides 'Sir John Lawes' b Thymus vulgaris 'Weisser Zwerg'
l Thymus pulegioides 'Sundon Hills' b Thymus vulgaris 'Zimbabwe'
b Thymus pulegioides 'Tabor' c Thymus 'Weinschrabb'
c Thymus 'Widecombe' (v)

Updated April 2010

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