In contract, thyme is also used for medicinal purposes with the most common types used being Spanish thyme, common thyme, as well as creeping thyme. The lemon thyme and common thyme are the most common forms of thyme that are used in cooking.
In order to ensure that they grow well, it is best to trim the plant after they flower and remove any of the dead flowers. They can be used in order to repel cabbage pests and beetles. They are small in size which makes them easy to plan in small spaces such as in rock gardens, small pots, and in between paving stones. Thyme is a highly fragrant and pleasant plant to grow within a garden. The different flavors and aromas are due to the subtle differences in the essential oil within the plant. All of these plants have different scents which can generate aromas such as camphor, lemon, orange, celery, tangerine, caraway, pine, as well as eucalyptus. As such, there are a number of different names for the various thyme types which include Rainbow Falls, Archer’s Gold, Golden King, Goldstream, Silver Posie, Silver Queen, and Lemon Curd. The vast range of differences between each of the plants makes them each unique. The flowers of the plant range from pale pink, blue-violet, magenta, lilac, mauve, and white while the leaves vary in shades of green as well as bronze and silver. They also exist in several different colors and shapes.
The plants are perennial and belong to the family of mint.
Some of the most flavorful honey can be obtained from the nectar of thyme. Despite the fact that the flowers are quite small, there are many of them which produce nectar and therefore attract bees. Some of these species are good plants for gardening and possess a sweet fragrance and pretty lilac or pink flowers.
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