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Every Thymus variety, A to Z
The complete Thymus list, the genus most gardeners know as thyme — all 25 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Thymus hub instead.
A2
- Annie Hall Creeping ThymeThymus serpyllum 'Annie Hall'
- Archer's Gold ThymeThymus vulgaris 'Archer's Gold'
C4
- Camphor ThymeThymus camphoratus
- Common Thyme Garden ThymeThymus vulgaris
- Creeping ThymeThymus praecox
- Culinary ThymeThymus vulgaris 'Culinary Thyme'
D1
- Doone Valley Lemon ThymeThymus vulgaris 'Doone Valley'
E3
- Elfin Creeping ThymeThymus serpyllum 'Elfin'
- Elfin ThymeThymus praecox 'Elfin Thyme'
- English ThymeThymus vulgaris 'English'
G1
- Golden Lemon ThymeThymus x citriodorus 'Golden Lemon'
H1
- Highland Cream ThymeThymus x citriodorus 'Highland Cream'
J1
- Japanese ThymeThymus quinquecostatus
L1
- Lemon ThymeThymus x citriodorus
M1
- Magic Carpet ThymeThymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet'
P1
- Pink Chintz ThymeThymus x citriodorus 'Pink Chintz'
R2
- Red Creeping ThymeThymus praecox 'Coccineus'
- Red Creeping ThymeThymus praecox 'Red Carpet'
S3
- Silver Lemon ThymeThymus x citriodorus 'Silver Queen'
- Silver Posie ThymeThymus x citriodorus 'Silver Posie'
- Spicy Orange ThymeThymus vulgaris 'Spicy Orange'
W4
- White Creeping ThymeThymus praecox 'Albiflorus'
- Wild ThymeThymus serpyllum
- Woolly ThymeThymus pseudolanuginosus
- Woolly ThymeThymus lanuginosus
Thymus list questions
How many Thymus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 25 distinct Thymus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Thymus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Thymus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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Design with Thymus in your own yard
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