Add Thyme Common to your herb garden….this useful and delicious herb is the perfect plant to grow and makes a very attractive addition to your garden.
Thyme Common is such a versatile herb and is used in every day cooking; it is especially good with meat, casseroles and pizza. The leaves can be used as a tea to ease coughs and colds and aid digestion; it can even help flatulence and diarrhea. Thyme’s antiseptic and antifungal effect is also used to relieve stomach complaints.
To get the best results from your Thyme Common make sure it gets plenty of sun and neutral to alkaline soil with good drainage. It produces small purple and white flowers that are a great attraction to bees and benevolent insects and makes a pretty border to your garden.