Herb Seeds - Spanish Thyme

Thymus zygis, also known as Spanish thyme or white thyme, is a perennial herb that belongs to the subshrub family. It is native to the Iberian Peninsula, which encompasses Portugal, Spain, Algeria, and Morocco.

THYMUS mastichina is an Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s medicinal, beneficial, and culinary herb, making it an important food source for honey-bees. The leaves are entire, linear to narrow elliptic, slightly hirsute, and have an aromatic scent with a grayish green color. This perennial herb is perfect for cushion-forming, low-growing, and evergreen ground cover in dry and rocky areas of Spain, Portugal, and Macchia. It has been traditionally used in kitchens as an herb and for its medicinal properties.

Spanish thyme, traditional spice of the spanish and portugese kitchen, traditional medicinal plant of that region. Aromatic scent. Heat tolerant. Suitable for pot and planter. Easy to grow. Attractive for butterflies and other pollinators. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant/ for xeriscaping/ water-wise design. Suitable for natural landscaping. Use for low maintenance plantings.

 Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.