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Thyme
Lemon Thyme
Thymus citriodorus
Lemon thyme has the same culinary uses as common thyme but with a bright citrus fragrance that makes it particularly good with fish, chicken, and desserts. The variegated form has attractive gold-edged leaves. It is slightly less hardy than common thyme but equally easy to grow in a well-drained, sunny spot.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- compact
- Produce type
- leaf
- Support
- none
- Sun
- full sun
- Days to harvest
- 90–300 days
- Watering
- low
- Frost sensitivity
- low
For all thyme issues and threats, see the Thyme page.