creeping thyme plants
Creeping thyme plants are a versatile and attractive choice for New Zealand gardens, offering year-round interest, fragrant foliage, and a lush ground cover that suppresses weeds and reduces maintenance. These hardy perennials thrive in full sun and well-drained soils, making them perfect for borders, pathways, rock gardens, or even between pavers. Whether you’re after a burst of summer colour or a hardy lawn alternative, creeping thyme plants add texture, aroma, and pollinator value to both modern and cottage-style landscapes.
Leptinella dioica (Bachelors Buttons)
Leptinella dioica (aka Cotula dioica), commonly known as Bachelors Buttons, is an herbaceous perennial native to New Zealand. It is a creeping and somewhat fleshy plant that bears small and green, fern-like leaves with a touch of bronze. Small, yellow flowers are borne through spring and summer amidst the foliage as it grows to 10 cm tall and 70 cm wide. Leptinella dioica is a great plant to use as a low groundcover, for planting between rocks and pavers, using in tropical gardens, or planting around pool areas.
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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.
