Thymus x citriodorus aurea - Golden Lemon Thyme

Golden lemon thyme is a sweetly scented shrubby herb with variegated gold and green foliage and clusters of tiny pink blooms in June and July that is much loved by bees. The honey from lemon thyme is distinctive. Its preferred situation is very well drained sandy soil in full sun. Requiring very little care, it only needs irrigation to get established after planting.

I grow mine in on top of a low rock wall, where the drainage eliminates the possibility of root rot, the most common cause of failure. It can also be grown in a container, kept well trimmed for a lovely topiary, (it needs more water grown this way) or grown as a diminutive hedge around an herb garden instead of the Buxus sempervirens or common boxwood usually found. I’ve also seen it grown to excellent effect in a miniature railway. It’s fabulous due to the scale of the leaves and twigs. It resembles a privet hedge, or rhododendrons!

Massed under roses or other shrubs in a border, it covers the ground completely within a few seasons, making an impenetrable mat for weed control.

Pricing

Price for Thymus plugs is $70 per flat and minimum ½ flat of any variety. The plugs are 72 per flat, ½ a flat is 36. Please contact us for wholesale pricing and shipping costs to your area or for custom propagating – please note 50 cell plugs are also available custom propagated. Most custom orders require a lead time of 6-8 weeks, depending on quantity and variety. Please allow for this when placing your order.