Rasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wild thyme
Plant·Thymus serpyllum
Full sun
Sun
Low
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 4–9
Hardiness
Wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has low water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs little water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5–6
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Prefers sandy, loamy soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Draws up calcium, magnesium from deep in the soil
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (low)
Gives nectar (attracts pollinators)
Provides calcium
Provides magnesium
Attracts pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Ground cover
Height5–15 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, cuttings, division
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Rasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0