creeping thyme ground cover plants
Looking for an easy-care, attractive ground cover solution? Creeping thyme ground cover plants are a top choice for New Zealand gardens. These versatile perennials create a lush mat of aromatic foliage and vibrant flowers, perfect for filling gaps, edging pathways, or softening rockery borders. Not only do creeping thyme ground cover plants provide charm and texture, but they are also drought-tolerant, bee-friendly, and great for suppressing weeds. Whether you’re transforming a sunny slope or seeking a scented lawn alternative, creeping thyme offers a hard-wearing, low-growing carpet that thrives in various conditions across Aotearoa.
Thymus Emerald Carpet (Thyme Emerald Carpet)
Thymus Emerald Carpet, commonly known as Thyme, perennial produces small leaves held on spreading stems that results in a carpet of green foliage. The foliage is adorned with small, pure white flowers in summer as it grows to 5 cm tall and 40 cm wide. Thymus Emerald Carpet is a fantastic plant that is commonly included in herb gardens, planted between pavers or rocks, used as a groundcover, or allowed to trail over paths and steps or from a hanging basket.
Thymus Ruby Carpet (Creeping Thyme Ruby Carpet)
Thymus Ruby Carpet is a variety of Creeping Thyme that carries leaves that are scented, small, and a fresh green colour. It produces short spikes carrying fragrant, red flowers through summer, and typically grows to just 15 cm tall and 40 cm wide. Thymus Ruby Carpet is commonly included in herb or cottage gardens, planted between pavers or rocks, used as a groundcover, or allowed to trail over a wall or the like.
