Thymus citriodorus Aureus - Lemon Thyme

<p style="text-align: justify"><a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/vegetable-gardens/herbs/herbs-by-variety/thyme.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Thyme</strong></a> is an essential <strong>perennial aromatic, culinary and medicinal herb</strong> for any garden. Its highly fragrant leaves are used in cooking, either alone or in bouquet garni to flavour dishes, as well as for making herbal teas with various health benefits.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">In gardens, you’ll most commonly find <strong>common thyme</strong> (<em>Thymus vulgaris</em>), prized for its flavour, ease of cultivation and good hardiness, as well as <strong>wild thyme</strong>, used as a fragrant ground cover. <strong>Lemon thyme</strong> (<em>Thymus x citriodorus</em>), increasingly popular, is grown and appreciated for its freshness. Other, less common varieties are still waiting to be discovered, such as <strong>Orange thyme</strong> with its citrus notes or <strong>Corsican thyme</strong> which evokes cumin!</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Easy to grow in the ground, in pots</strong> or planters, on a windowsill or terrace, it particularly thrives in <strong>sunny</strong>, <strong>hot</strong> and even dry conditions which enhance its fragrance. It can be propagated by <strong>seed, division</strong> or <strong>cuttings</strong> and <strong>can be harvested year-round</strong> thanks to its evergreen grey-green foliage.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Don’t hesitate to plant it along vegetable garden borders, under fruit trees – ensuring it gets plenty of sun – or in an herb bed. Its powerful scent will deter certain aphids and molluscs, while attracting a myriad of pollinating insects when in flower. <span class="attr">In the garden, feel free to mix things up by planting thyme among your perennial beds or in rockeries, where it will blend in beautifully. Moreover, the sometimes potent fragrances of aromatic plants often have the ability to repel insects that might attack more sensitive plants like certain roses.</span></p> <div id="attachment_36668" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36668" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-36668 size-full" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thym-plant.jpg" alt="thymus " width="1200" height="800" /><p id="caption-attachment-36668" class="wp-caption-text">In its natural habitat, thyme doesn’t form such generous clumps as it does in gardens…</p></div>