Thymus citriodorus

Lemon Thyme
Family: Lamiaceae
USDA Zone: 4-10?

Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Ethnomedical plant.
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Subtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Hybrid of Thymus pulegioides x Thymus vulgaris.

Besides being an ornamental beauty, the leaves taste as great as they smell. It is often recommended for baked fish, in marinades, fried vegetables, fruit salad, custards.

It contains a fragrant oil, thymol, that repels aphids and moths and so can be grown beneficially next to plants plagued by these insects.

Similar plants:

Thymus capitatus, Coridothymus capitatus (Thymus, Headed Savory)
Thymus praecox (Creeping Thyme)
Thymus pulegioides (Broad-leaved Thyme, Lemon Thyme)
Thymus serpyllum (Wild Thyme, Creeping Thyme)
Thymus vulgaris (Garden Thyme)

Thymus citriodorus variegata

Thymus citriodorus variegata

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