A choice little Balkan thyme forming a low, woody cushion of small, aromatic leaves, with short flowering stems carrying clusters of pink to rosy-purple flowers. Thymus boissieri is native to the mountains of Albania and Greece and the northwestern Balkans, where it is associated with open, rocky mountain vegetation. A very well behaved species with more of a minature woody creeping habit than a spreading groundcover. Perfect for trough/crevice garden.
In Greece it is found among the high-mountain cushion vegetation of the Pindus and other mountain systems, growing on stony slopes, shallow soils and open rocky ground at roughly 1,700–2,200 m. This is exactly the sort of exposed, mineral habitat that makes the species such an appealing rock-garden plant.
A superb choice for the dry rock garden, alpine trough or limestone crevice, Thymus boissieri appreciates full sun and exceptionally sharp drainage. It has done well in the illahe sand beds, aka Hell strips out front of the greenhouses. Its aromatic evergreen foliage forms an attractive low cushion even when not in flower, while the summer flowers provide an additional display and are attractive to pollinating insects. Keep it lean and relatively dry, particularly during winter, to replicate its native mountain conditions.
A choice little Balkan thyme forming a low, woody cushion of small, aromatic leaves, with short flowering stems carrying clusters of pink to rosy-purple flowers. Thymus boissieri is native to the mountains of Albania and Greece and the northwestern Balkans, where it is associated with open, rocky mountain vegetation. A very well behaved species with more of a minature woody creeping habit than a spreading groundcover. Perfect for trough/crevice garden.
In Greece it is found among the high-mountain cushion vegetation of the Pindus and other mountain systems, growing on stony slopes, shallow soils and open rocky ground at roughly 1,700–2,200 m. This is exactly the sort of exposed, mineral habitat that makes the species such an appealing rock-garden plant.
A superb choice for the dry rock garden, alpine trough or limestone crevice, Thymus boissieri appreciates full sun and exceptionally sharp drainage. It has done well in the illahe sand beds, aka Hell strips out front of the greenhouses. Its aromatic evergreen foliage forms an attractive low cushion even when not in flower, while the summer flowers provide an additional display and are attractive to pollinating insects. Keep it lean and relatively dry, particularly during winter, to replicate its native mountain conditions.
