Oak Summit Nursery
French Thyme Seeds
French Thyme Seeds
Pack contains: 1000+ seeds
French Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), also called Common Thyme, is a woody Mediterranean herb with aromatic grey green leaves used in cooking. Pink to lavender flowers open from late spring into early summer.
In colder regions it can be grown as an annual or overwintered in a container.
Seed Source: NL
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Starting this seed
- Cold2 weeksCold stratification
- SowAfter the cold stage
How to stratify seed
In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.
Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.
The plant these seeds grow into
Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 4
- Mature size
- 6 to 12 in tall
Cold hardinessZone 4 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 4 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada
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