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Longwood Thyme Live Plant | Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood' | Fragrant Culinary Herb Starter Plant

Longwood Thyme Live Plant | Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood' | Fragrant Culinary Herb Starter Plant

Regular price $21.00 USD
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Enhance your herb garden with Longwood Thyme, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its aromatic evergreen foliage, vigorous growth, and outstanding culinary flavor. Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood' is a hardy perennial herb known for its rich fragrance and abundant foliage, making it an excellent choice for cooking, herb gardens, rock gardens, borders, and containers. Its nectar-rich blooms also attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood' thrives in full sun and well-draining soil. Its flavorful leaves are ideal for seasoning poultry, beef, pork, seafood, vegetables, soups, sauces, marinades, stuffing, and herb blends. During late spring through summer, clusters of soft pink to lavender flowers may bloom above the dense foliage, adding ornamental beauty while supporting pollinators. Once established, this drought-tolerant evergreen herb requires very little maintenance.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood' starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

  • 1 Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood' Starter Live Plant
  • Healthy starter live plant
  • Greenhouse-grown plant
  • Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

  • Highly aromatic evergreen foliage
  • Excellent culinary herb for fresh or dried use
  • Vigorous, compact growth habit
  • May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
  • Soft pink to lavender flowers
  • Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial pollinators
  • Heat and drought tolerant once established
  • Ideal for herb gardens, rock gardens, borders, and containers
  • Easy-care perennial herb
  • Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

  • Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris 'Longwood'
  • Common Name: Longwood Thyme
  • Plant Size: Starter live plant
  • Light: Full sun
  • Growing Media: Well-draining sandy, gravelly, or rocky soil
  • Water: Water regularly during establishment, then allow soil to dry between waterings
  • Humidity: Low to moderate humidity
  • USDA Hardiness: Zones 5–9
  • Mature Size: Approximately 8–12 inches tall and 12–18 inches wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

  • Herb Gardens
  • Culinary Gardens
  • Rock Gardens
  • Raised Beds
  • Container Gardens
  • Pollinator Gardens
  • Mediterranean Gardens
  • Gifts for Gardeners
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