Vulgaris sp.

• Known as Summer thyme
• Two variants are German Winter and sweeter French
• Excellent culinary use preferred by the French in Fines Herbes
• Use in soups, fish, herb seasoning mixes and beef and pork
• Zones 4-9

Caraway

• 4 inch high ground cover thyme
• deep green leaves on red stems
• Scented like Caraway seed
• Rampant grower
• Rose-pink flowers-mid spring
• Actually tastes like Caraway and can be used as a substitute
• Flavor breads and meats
• Zones 5-11

Gray Hill Lemon

• A cross between English and Lemon thyme
• Smaller than either parents
• Good for small space and containers, 8-10 inches high
• Light pink blooms early spring
• Pungent scent and flavor
• Attracts beneficial insects
• Zone 5

Hi-Ho Silver

• Variant of English thyme
• White variegations in leaves

Italian Oregano

• 12 inches tall, pink blooms for 4 weeks in early spring
• prune it back after blooming
• Zone 5 hardiness

Juniper

• Small sub shrub 6 inches tall
• Silvery leaves, pink blooms
• Blooms profusely, prune after
• Good for containers
• Zones 6-11

Lemon

• Looks and grows like English thyme, pink blooms, 1 ft tall
• Smells and tastes like lemons
• Grows like a weed
• Can be sheared to form
• Use in recipes like lemon juice or zest
• Zones 4-11

Orange Balsam

• A deviation of English thyme
• Pungent scent and taste
• Light pink flowers, 1 ft tall
• Zone 5 hardiness

Pennsylvania Dutch Tea Time

• Large, oval dark green leaves
• Pink blooms, 1 ft tall
• Scented leaves make a strong tea to be mixed with other herbs
• Use fresh or dry like English thyme
• Zones 5-11

Silver

• Variant from English thyme
• Pink blooms, 1 ft tall
• Slight white edge on leaves
• Zones 4-11

Spicy Orange

• Creeper, tiny leaves, pink flowers
• Fast growing
• Spicy citrus fragrance and flavor
• Zones 5-9