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Manor Farm Herbs: Tarragon and Thymes
French Tarragon |
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Artemesia dracunculus |
| Height: |
Up to 60cm (2ft) |
| Suitable for: |
Dry soil in a sunny position. Ideal grown in containers. |
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£2.97
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Tarragon is an aromatic perennial herb with a minty / aniseed flavour. French tarragon is slightly tender but has a far superior flavour to the more hardy Russian tarragon. |
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Thyme 'Archers Gold' |
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Thymus x citriodorus 'Archers Gold' |
| Height: |
Up to 9cm |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
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£2.97
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Archers Gold is a low growing lemon scented thyme with dense bright gold foliage on bushy arching stems. The flowers are a pale pinky purple in colour and are very attractive to both bees and butterflies. |
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Broad Leaf Thyme |
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Thymus pulegioides |
| Height: |
Up to 25cm (10in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
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£2.97
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As its name suggests this thyme has large, rounded green leaves, and long spires of attractive dark purple flowers in summer. It is an excellent culinary thyme. |
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Common Thyme |
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Thymus vulgaris |
| Height: |
30cm (12in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
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£2.97
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This well known herb grows as a small upright shrub, which is attractively evergreen and bushy. A must for every herb garden and to use in the kitchen. |
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Foxley Thyme (Broad leaf variegated thyme)
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Thymus pulegioides 'Foxley' |
| Height: |
20cm (8in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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Foxley is a variegated version of the green broad leaf thyme. The dark green glossy leaves are splashed with cream in irregular variegations. Excellent for both culinary and ornamental planting. |
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Lemon Variegated Thyme |
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Thymus x citriodorus 'Golden Queen'
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| Height: |
15cm (6in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
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£2.97
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This is a small, hardy evergreen herb with a lemon scent and gold variegated leaves, with pink flowers. In addition to its attractive appearance it is an excellent culinary thyme. |
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Thyme 'Silver Posie' |
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Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Posie' |
| Height: |
30cm (12in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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Silver Posie is a silver variegated form of the common thyme. It has all the taste and flavour for cooking, but a more compact habit and attractive silver variegations to its leaves. |
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Creeping Thyme Collection
All of our creeping thymes prefer a light well drained soil in a sunny position, or a container filled with a well drained compost. They are excellent for paths, banks and rockeries, also at border edges and trailing over walls. They are ideal for tubs and containers placed in a hot dry sunny spot.
All thymes are perennial and evergreen so you can create a permanent planting with interest and colour throughout the year.
Create a real centrepiece of colour and a haven for butterflies and bees
when these thymes are in flower.
Caraway Thyme |
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Thymus herba barona |
| Height: |
7cm max. (3in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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This is a low-growing thyme with tiny pointed caraway scented leaves. In summer it is a profusion of rose pink flowers entirely carpeting the plants and attracting every bee the area!
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Creeping red thyme |
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Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus' |
| Height & spread: |
5cm x 40cm (2in x 15in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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This variety has dark green, glossy leaves and is covered in spectacular crimson flowers in June. |
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Creeping white thyme |
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Thymus serpyllum 'Albus' |
| Height & spread: |
5cm x 30cm (2in x 12in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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White flowered thyme is an extremely prostrate thyme, which forms a dense mat of tiny bright green leaves. The foliage is a brilliant foil for the abundant white flowers which appear in June. |
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NEWWoolly thymeNEW |
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Thymus pseudolanuginosus |
| Height: |
2.5 - 7cm (1 - 3 in) |
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up to 40cm (1ft 4 in) or more.
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| Suitable for: |
Well drained soil in full sun. Paths and paving areas, tubs and containers. |
Price:
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£2.97
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This is a low growing, creeping thyme which forms a mat of grey woolly leaves. Whilst it is grown mainly for its striking foliage, it has pale pink flowers in mid summer which are very attractive to bees and butterflies. |
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Thyme 'Doone Valley' |
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Thymus 'Doone Valley' |
| Height & spread: |
5cm x 40cm (2in x 15in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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This is a creeping evergreen cultivar with bright gold and green variegated leaves, scented lightly with a lemon fragrance. The foliage is so attractive that the plant can be grown for this reason alone, but as an added bonus there are purple flowers in late June / July. |
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Thyme 'Pink Ripple' |
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Thymus 'Pink Ripple' |
| Height & spread: |
10cm x 40cm (4in x 15in) |
| Suitable for: |
Sunny well drained spot. Containers, rockeries and paths. |
Price:
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£2.97
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This is an very attractive semi - prostrate thyme with brilliant gold leaves. The foliage is very dense making this an ideal ground cover plant, suppressing any weeds and covering the area with a mat of bright golden foliage. |
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