Breckland thyme - Thymus serpyllum

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Breckland thyme - Thymus serpyllum
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

Breckland thyme is a prostrate and mat-forming plant with upright, oval leaves that are short and blunt. The two-lipped flowers are crowded into round bunches at the top of the stems. This is a rare plant of sandy heaths and grasslands overlying chalk drift, but it will do well in gardens with the right dry conditions. Unlike the other native thymes, the Breckland has a round rather than a square stem, and more massed flowers.

Animals

Honey bee

Foliage	Green
Flower	Purple, July to August
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Native