Lemon thyme
(Thymus × citriodorus)
Lemon thyme prefers a fully sunny, warm, and ideally dry location with good air circulation. It requires only moderate watering and is very drought-tolerant once established. Waterlogging should be avoided at all costs.
Ideally, the soil should be loose, very well-drained, and rather low in nutrients to moderately fertile, with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH value of about 6.0 to 8.0. Heavy and permanently moist soils should be avoided.
The aromatic leaves and young shoots, which have a characteristic lemony scent and taste, are mainly used. During the flowering period, small pink to purple flowers appear, which are frequently visited by bees and other pollinators. Lemon thyme usually reaches a height of about 15 to 30 cm and grows as a compact, partly creeping, evergreen subshrub.