Coconut Thyme Plant - Thymus 'Coccineus' - Live Plant - 3" Pot

A delicate looking herb with a penetrating fragrance, thyme is a wonderful addition to bean, egg and vegetable dishes. Both fresh and dried thyme is available in your local supermarket throughout the year. Thyme leaves are curled, elliptically shaped and very small, measuring about one-eighth of an inch long and one-sixteenth of an inch wide. The upper leaf is green-grey in color on top, while the underside is a whitish color. Along with fresh sprigs of parsley and bay leaves, thyme is included in the French combination of herbs called bouquet garni used to season stock, stews and soups. This floriferous mass is about two feet in diameter less than one year after planting only two three inch pots. Coconut Thyme has a slight hint of coconut, and it sure blooms well and grows fast. The best blooming thyme.

• Use: Fishes, Desserts, Soaps, Perfumes, Sachets.
• Thymus 'Coccineus'
• Mature Height: 4-8 inches
• Zones 3-10
• The plant you will receive is growing in a 3" pot