Plant Database
Woolly Thyme
Thymus pseudolanuginosus, Woolly Thyme
Thymus pseudolanuginosus 'Woolly' is a unique, evergreen ground cover prized for its exceptionally soft, fuzzy, silver-gray foliage and dense, mat-forming habit. Unlike many culinary thymes, this ornamental variety is grown primarily for its textural beauty rather than its flavor or fragrance. It forms a low, creeping carpet of tiny, oval, gray-green leaves densely covered in fine white hairs, giving the plant a soft, woolly, almost velvety appearance. In early to mid-summer, it produces clusters of small, two-lipped, tubular, soft pink flowers that rise just above the foliage, attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. With excellent tolerance for light foot traffic, drought, poor soils, and deer, it is an outstanding choice for between stepping stones, rock gardens, slopes, as a lawn alternative, and spilling over walls in sunny, well-drained locations.