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Will live year after year in zone 5b and maybe colder zones.

Thyme, Golden Lemon

Thymus X citriodorus 'Aureus'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 8-12in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, , Ornamental, , Tea

Rare white flowers grace this celabrated herb. Bright yellow and green leaves look best in spring with blue crocus or in red containers. Baking doesn't damper it's lemon flavor. Use it, with zest, in sun & dried teas; placed fresh on fish, poultry or steaks; add it to cupcakes and fruit salad!
$ 3.79

Thyme, Italian Oregano

Thymus X 'Italian Oregano'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 8-10in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, , Ornamental

White flowers in spring on this narrow-leaved upright grower because it is harvested frequently. This 2 herbs in 1 plant has a natural affinity to Italian-type dishes, but don't stop there. Use scissors to harvest soft 1-2"" green tips. Save time by finely chopping all soft leaves and stems.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Lavender

Thymus thracicus (mastichina)

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 6-10in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Butterfly, , Culinary, , Ornamental

Crush it. You'll smell a floral fragrance & what a grower! Looks good for months in pots. Pink flowers seldomly pop up on this narrow-leaved upright thyme. Use your imagination in pot roasts, mixed vegetables, pizza dough, rice, beans, and in or on bagels. Mark likes an occasional grilled lavender thyme steak. Brown meat on grill, then add handfuls of thyme & finish grilling. Great mustard enhancer.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Lime Upright

Thymus x 'Lime'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 8-12in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, Ornamental, Tea

Our ""Lime Thyme"" is back as an upright growing, lime-green colored and flavored variety, with healthy growth and perky, citrus scent. I love this on fish, fruit salads, vinegars, in lemon verbena bread and dried in teas. Enough leaves for all season and winter meals too.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Moonlight

Thymus leucotrichus

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun Only to Full Sun
Height: 5 inch
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

Moonlight' resembles a fine needled lavender and thyme-like foliage. But to the faeries, I would imagine, it mimics a miniature blue ""Juniper"" in their world. Excellent in the railroad garden. Sharp ""English Thyme"" flavor compatible with stews and steaks.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Nutmeg

Thymus sp. 'Nutmeg'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1-2in.
Common Uses:Walk About

This is a fast, sprawling groundcover great for between stepping stones. Strong nutmeg, spicy aroma with a milder flavor, adds an unusual spark to pancakes, muffins and stir fry. Small purple flowers in spring are delicate necessities for a faery garden. Highly recommended.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Orange Balsam

Thymus vulgaris 'Orange Balsam'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 6-8in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, , Ornamental

Rare white flowers appear on this deliciously fragrant thyme. Similar uses as lemon thyme but with an added rich orange scent. Brown fish or meats on the grill, replace with fresh thyme branches, then put it back on grill, to ""smoke.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Oregano Scented

Thymus pulegioides 'Oregano'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 5-8in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, , Ornamental

Pink flowers on this broad-leaved thyme add an additional bonus to this culinary herb. I know we have 2 oregano thymes but this ones's flavor is milder so it leans toward the mild vegetables, viniagrettes or those of you reluctant to try thyme.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Pink Chintz

Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun Only to Full Sun
Height: 1 inch
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About

Not quite as fuzy as ""Woolly Thyme"" but not as fussy, this hardworking goundcover puts on a dotted display of steady pink, beginning late spring and handles steady foot traffic.
$ 3.79

Thyme, Provencal

Thymus vulgaris 'Provenca'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 8 - 12in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, Medicinal, Ornamental

""Thanks for the Memories""

Don't just look at it! Smell it! Taste it! At our HerbFair both author Susan Belsinger and culinary instructor Lynn Nelson of ""The Provincal Kitchen"", absolutely fell in love with this variety. So will you. The flavor's strong, but balanced for any Italian or French cooking. Very nice blue-gray color too!
$ 3.79

Thyme, Red Mother-of-

Thymus pulegiodes

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun Only to Full Sun
Height: 1 inch
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Bees, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About

Like the mother of a toddler, it hugs (the ground) and moves briskly to fill an herb lawn, pathway or rock garden niche with glossy green leaves and dark pink, spring flowers within a couple of years. Mother of prostrate thymes, maybe, but red, definitely not!
$ 3.79

Thyme, Rose-scented

Thymus X 'Rose-Scented'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun Only to Full Sun
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, Ornamental, Rock Garden

I confess. Occasionally I found out about Mark's new finds when I edit the catalog. His description inspired me to hunt it down and you know it is distinctly ""English Rose"" scented with larger foliage for kitchen prep east. Forms a delicious blue-green, fast spreading carpet for in between stepping stones, under Ebony Wonder Basil, or in rockeries... anywhere, it makes scents!
$ 3.79

Thyme, Sage, Rosemary CHICKEN STEW (Cacciucco do Pollo)

serves a crowd!
marinade:
1 tsp. cumin, ground
1 T. fresh sage, finely chopped
2 c. chicken stock
2 c. carrots, julienned
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
2 tsp. fresh thyme, finely chopped
3 T. garlic, minced
4 c. red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
6 T. extra virgin olive oil
3 T. lemon juice
3 c. celery, thin sliced
2 tsp. garlic, minced
salt/ pepper
1 c. dry white wine
3 c. fennel bulb, thin sliced
2 tsp. fresh rosemary, finely chop
2 chickens, cut-up
2 c. whole tomatoes, pureed in juice 1/2 # mushrooms, sliced
3 T. Italian parsley, chop

	Marinade cut-up chickens in the above mixture from cumin to salt/pepper, for 1/2 hour to 48 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a large baking dish with 3 T. olive oil and arrange drained chicken in the dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Add chicken stock, 3 T. minced garlic, lemon juice, and white wine. Bake another 20 minutes.
	Gently mix tomatoes, carrots, red onions, celery, fennel, mushrooms, and Italian parsley. Season with salt & pepper and arrange on top of chicken. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour, basting occasionally. Remove chicken from dish and remove bones. Return meat and stir. Bake a final 20 minutes. Serve with thick slices of Tuscan bread.

Thyme, Spicy Orange

Thymus X 'Spicy Orange'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun Only to Full Sun
Height: 2 - 4in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, , Garden Railroads, Ornamental, , Tea, , Walk About

A narrow leaved, blue-green creeping variety that is simply outstanding between stepping stones and two pieces of fish, butterfly chicken breasts, or in tea. You gotta try this one.
$ 3.79

Trifolium, Chef�s Dragon�s Blood

Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 2 in. spreading
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, Groundcover

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Chef's pay big bucks for these lime-green, pink, and dark-green, clover-leaved, salad enhancers that grow great in fertile soil as a groundcover. Bypass the chemical laden alternatives in garden centers and harvest your own organically grown herbs.
$ 3.79

Trifolium, Chef�s Purple

Trifolium repens 'Atropurpurea'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 2 in. spreading
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary, Groundcover

With a little luck, your kids will devour these maroon-red clover leaves in salads that look as appetizing as they are nutritious.
$ 3.79

Valerian \ Garden Heliotrope

Valerian officinalis

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 3 - 5 feet
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Shade, , Tea

Considered by many horticulturists to be one of the finest hardy perennials for the shade. Fragrant 5"" pinkish-white flower clusters in mid-summer perfume the early evening air. What irony then, that the medicinal roots should smell so bad. A cold tea made from dried 2 year old roots is used for colds, insomnia and nervous disorders.
$ 3.79

Verbena, Butterfly

Verbena bonariensis

Cold Tolerance: Zone 10a 10b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3-3 1/2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses:Butterfly, , Cut Flower, , Ornamental

Pinkish purple blossoms sway on top 3 foot slender stems, attracting the eye and horn of many drivers. It's a natural cut flower which also lures every butterfly in the neighborhood. Warning: it's a self-sowing annual which happens to be O.K. for us. Use bark or other mulch where you don't want it to self-sow.
$ 3.79

Wild Indigo \ Baptisia

Baptisia australis

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Ornamental

True blue, June flowers form on this, one of the longest lived perennials known. It even has delicious edible flowers (yes, we where surprised too!). Just strip flowers from stalks and pop into your mouth, green cap and all, for a fresh pea fix. After a short bloom, the unique foliage contrasts with neighbors all summer and then it turns purple after a freeze! Place it next to yellow conifers for excellent winter color. It's a nitrogen fixing legume to boot!
$ 4.29

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