How to Grow Elfin Creeping Thyme Plant
- Pick a spot in your garden or lawn that gets at least 4 hours of full sun every day. ...
- The best times to plant elfin thyme are in the late spring or early summer usually after the last frost.
- Elfin thyme grows in just about any type of soil as long as it's balanced.
When should I plant thyme?
- Plant thyme in spring once chances of frost have passed.
- Space thyme plants 12 to 24 inches apart in a very sunny area with fertile, well-drained soil with a pH close to 7.0.
- Before planting in-ground, improve your existing soil by mixing in several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter.
Is Elfin thyme perennial?
This nugget of information does not completely answer the question of, “What is elfin thyme?” Elfin creeping thyme plant (Thymus serpyllum) is a low growing, one to two inches (2.5-5 cm.) tall herbaceous perennial sub shrub with a dense mounding habit.
