Moreover, the more the ground is drained, the better it is. Ideal soil and exposure for planting thyme in the gardenĪs long as the wild thyme benefits from optimal heat and sunlight, light, stony or even poor soil will do just fine. It has properties substantially identical to those of thyme, namely antiseptics for the respiratory, digestive and tonic tracts.

In aromatherapy, as well as in herbal medicine, wild thyme is very popular. Its aromatic essences (thymol, carvacrol, linalool…) make it possible to extract a particularly useful essential oil. Indeed, the latter are widely used in the kitchen as well as from a medicinal point of view.įresh or dried, wild thyme is an excellent flavor enhancer for meat dishes, in sauce, but it is better to add it at the end of cooking because its volatile essence evaporates as soon as the heat increases. However, the interest in this sub-shrub comes mainly from its evergreen and fragrant leaves. Its pink-violet flowers grouped in terminal spikes are rich in nectar and therefore very popular with bees and bumblebees.

With its exceptionally low branched branches, the wild thyme can be used as a ground cover for its carpeting effect without forgetting that it does not fear frost (-15☌). Growing everywhere on the sides of the road, in the fields and in the mountains, this lamiaceae is characterized by its stronger and more complex aromas. The wild thyme ( Thymus serpyllum) is a more wild plant than its cousin thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) found in the four corners of France, but especially in the south of France and its scrubland.

Wild thyme ground cover