Approximate seeds per pound: 2,700,000 Seeding rate: 1/8 lb covers approximately 5,000 square feet Season: Perennial Height: 3 - 5 inches Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Habit: Evergreen Growth Rate: Moderate Size: Height rarely exceeds 3 inches Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; prefers well-drained light-textured soil with modest fertility Form: Low, dense mat; sprawls haphazardly Texture: Fine Foliage: .2 to .3 inch dark green, slighty hairy leaves; pleasant fragrance of mint when crushed Flower/Fruit: Lilac to purple flowers Comments: Good drought tolerance

Until now, Creeping Thyme from seed never had quite the robust, long-blooming beauty of the more expensive plant varieties. Well, creeping thyme has swept all that away! This super-vigorous, lemon-scented, brighly-flowered variety spreads 18 inches in no time in the sunny garden, giving you months of deep pink blooms and heavenly fragrance for mere pennies! Just 3-5 inches tall, creeping thyme is completely covered in 1/4-inch bells of carmine-pink for months on end. Butterflies love it and so will you! The foliage is attractive even when not in bloom, too, with dark green, slightly hairy leaves. And because it's a long-lived perennial hardy just about everywhere in the U.S., you can expect years of beauty from this trouble-free groundcover! Plant creeping thyme in rock gardens, walls, bare spots in sunny beds and borders, and just about anywhere that needs some quick, permanent coverage. It is hardy in zones 4-9.