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  • Allegheny Spurge
  • Barren Strawberry
  • Barrenwort
  • Bugleweed
  • Canadian Wild Ginger
  • Candytuft
  • Carpathian Bellflower
  • Catmint
  • Coral Bells
  • Creeping Lily Turf
  • Creeping Speedwell
  • Creeping Thyme
  • Cushion Spurge
  • Daylily
  • Dwarf Plumbago
  • English Ivy
  • European Ginger
  • Foamflower
  • Fragrant Sumac
  • Golden Creeping Charlie
  • Hakone Grass
  • Herman’s Pride Dead Nettle
  • Japanese Spurge
  • Johnson’s Blue Geranium
  • Juniper
  • Lady’s Mantle
  • Lamb’s Ear
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Lungwort
  • Periwinkle, Myrtle
  • Plantain Lily
  • Red Dragon Persicaria
  • Scotch Moss
  • Sedum
  • Soapwort
  • Sweet Woodruff
  • Tiny Rubies Carnation
  • Variegated Goutweed
  • Violet
  • White Nancy Spotted Dead Nettle
  • ‘Rozanne’ Geranium

Creeping Thyme

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Thymus serpyllum

Low growing creeper.
Suitable as a lawn substitute in small areas and for planting between stepping stones.
Prefers full sun to very light shade and needs well-drained soil.
Purple flowers in late spring to late summer.
Space 8–12 inches apart.
Perennial. Hardy in Zone 4.

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