Do you know the growth habits of thyme?

An alias for thyme

Thyme is a semi-shrub woody plant, and it also has other names such as "ground pepper", "mountain pepper" and "thyme" in China.

Morphological characteristics of thyme

The stems of thyme are mostly ascending or creeping, with short pilose, and the flower branches are about 1.5-10 cm high.

The leaves of thyme are oval, with 1-2 pairs of small serrations on the edges, hairless on both sides, and the petiole is obvious.

When thyme blossoms, the inflorescences are capitate, multi-flowered and few-flowered. Corolla is mainly purple and red, growing at about 6.5-8 mm, with sparse and short pilose.

Thyme nuts are flat oval or round, indicating that they are very smooth.

Growth habits of thyme

Thyme is suitable for growing in a sunny, dry and warm environment.

There are not many requirements for soil conditions, only calcareous soil with loose soil and good drainage is needed.

Thyme grows in slopes, mountains, valleys and weeds about 1100-3600 meters above sea level.

The value and use of thyme

Ecological value: thyme has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, and can resist most diseases and insect pests. It also has the characteristics of many flowering, fragrant smell and long flowering period. It is a very common ground cover plant in landscaping. It is also widely used in areas with serious soil degradation to play important ecological functions.

Medicinal value: thyme has been used as medicine as early as the Northern Song Dynasty in China, and its efficacy has been recorded in many TCM classics. For example, it can be used to relieve pain, solve indigestion, promote cough and expectoration, and so on.

Edible value: the sweet and fragrant smell of thyme is a natural spice that has been used for a long time. When cooking, you can add thyme powder to fishy flavor.

The flower words of thyme

The flower language of Baixiang is "courage", which symbolizes the brave and tenacious life.