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Lemon Frost Thyme

Lemon Frost Thyme

THYMUS x citriodorus 'Lemon Frost'

Blooms Summer
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Common Name(s)
Lemon Frost Thyme
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs)
Perennial Zones
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
Up to 6"
Max Spread
18"-24"
Special Features
Ground cover
Garden Design Role
Ground cover
Bloom Season
Summer
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Ground cover
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
White
Foliage Color
Green
Stem Color
Purple/Black, Green
Themes
Pastel
Genus
Thymus
Family
Lamiaceae
Ship Size
4"

Lemon Frost Thyme lies almost flat — a dense evergreen mat of tiny bright green leaves that gives up a clean, unmistakable lemon scent the moment anything brushes it. In summer the mat disappears under pure white flowers, which is where the frost in the name comes from.

This is the plant for the hard, sunny, forgotten places: paving joints, the gravel edge of a path, a crevice garden, the top of a dry wall, the front rim of a terracotta pot. Thymus × citriodorus 'Lemon Frost' wants full sun and sharp drainage and very little else, and once rooted it shrugs off drought. Bees find the flowering mat and stay for weeks.

Fun fact: the epithet citriodorus simply means lemon-scented. 'Lemon Frost' is a named clone, so it comes true only from cuttings and division — every Lemon Frost in every garden traces back to a single plant.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Mature Size: Up to 6" tall × 18"-24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Summer
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Perennial Zones: 5–9
  • Attracts: Bees
  • Special: Ground cover

It ships rooted and ready to tuck between stones, guaranteed to arrive healthy or we replace it free.