Magic Carpet is a compact Thymus serpyllum with tiny slightly woolly leaves. The low carpet covers itself with small carmine pink flowers from May to June.
Use it for culinary and ornamental planting where bees work the bloom. Plant outside after frost in average ground that drains freely.
Features
Compact groundcover habit
Carmine pink spring flowers
Culinary, medicinal and ornamental use
Attracts bees and beneficials
Perennial for zones 5-9
Soil: Average, well-drained
Light: Full sun
Height: 2 in
Spacing: 10-12 in apart
Sow depth: On surface, lightly covered
Sow outdoors: 1-2 weeks before last frost
Start indoors: 6-8 weeks before last frost at 65-75°F
