West Coast Seeds - Winter Thyme Seeds

Winter Thyme is a hardy perennial culinary herb with small, intensely aromatic leaves and a classic earthy, savoury flavour. An essential herb for everyday cooking, thyme pairs beautifully with roasted meats, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, soups, stews, sauces, and marinades. Compact plants form attractive woody mounds that fit easily into herb gardens, raised beds, rock gardens, and containers while producing flowers that are highly attractive to pollinators.

Why you’ll love it:

• Classic culinary thyme with rich, savoury flavour
• Excellent for meats, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, soups, and sauces
• Leaves can be used fresh or dried for year-round cooking
• Hardy perennial plants return year after year once established
• Compact growth is ideal for small gardens and containers
• Flowers attract bees and other beneficial pollinators

Growing Information:

• Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris
• Plant Type: Perennial herb
• Light Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Light, well-drained soil
• Germination: Approximately 14–28 days
• Plant Height: Approximately 20–30 cm
• Growing Habit: Compact, low-growing, woody perennial
• Water Requirements: Moderate to low once established; avoid consistently wet soil

Seed Details:

• Seed Type: Open pollinated
• Variety: Winter thyme
• Special Characteristics: Hardy, highly aromatic culinary herb with small evergreen leaves
• Container Friendly: Compact growth is well suited to pots and planters
• Pollinator Friendly: Flowers attract bees and other beneficial insects

Suggested Uses:
Start seeds indoors several weeks before the last spring frost, sowing the tiny seeds near the soil surface and keeping them evenly moist during germination. Transplant outdoors into a sunny location with excellent drainage once the risk of frost has passed. Harvest young stems and leaves as needed throughout the growing season. Use fresh thyme with roasted meats, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, soups, stews, sauces, and marinades, or dry the leaves for year-round use.

Seed packet includes planting instructions. Results may vary based on growing conditions.