Lemon Thyme
A low-growing herb with lemon-scented leaves
£6
1 Litre pot
Evergreen
Pollinator
Scented
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Key information
Lemon Thyme is a fantastic herb for cooking but also great planted in a border or for ground cover. The Lemon Thyme leaves are golden edged and it has tiny purple flowers from the spring.
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Top Tip
Rub the leaves together to reveal a beautiful lemon aroma.
How to care for Lemon Thyme
Aspect
Sun
Lemon Thyme prefers being in direct sunlight.
Care Level
Very
This is a low maintenance plant. To maintain shape, prune delicately at the end of flowering.
Watering
Reguarly
Once the soil is dry to the touch, water the soil until it's drenched.
Feeding
Compost
Plant with a good peat free compost and don’t over feed Lemon Thyme, the flavour will be less intense.
Soil
Tolerates most soil
Lemon Thyme will grow in almost any condition.
Quick facts
BOTANICAL NAME
Thymus citriodorus
PLANT TYPE
Herb that is always green (evergreen herb)
RECOMMENED SOTO POT SIZE
Herb pot
HARDINESS
Hardy
NURSERY POT SIZE
1L
TOXICITY
Not that has been reported
EVENTUAL GROWTH (2-5 YEARS)
Height - 0.3m, Width - 0.3m
How to pot a herb kitchen
In this Soto Masterclass we demonstrate how to pot a herb kitchen.
Follow along with Max as he takes you through planting a collection of herbs.
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