Lemon Thyme Seeds (Thymus citriodorus) bring a refreshing lemon fragrance and delicate beauty to your home and garden. This evergreen perennial herb is valued for both its culinary and ornamental uses — perfect as a low-growing ground cover, patio accent, or kitchen herb. Lemon thyme’s aromatic leaves enhance fish, poultry, and vegetable dishes, while its compact growth adds charm to rock gardens and borders.

Resilient and low-maintenance, this plant is drought-tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant, and thrives in sunny, well-drained locations. Whether grown in containers, raised beds, or garden edges, Lemon Thyme offers both fragrance and function year-round.

Features:

• Type: Perennial aromatic herb and ground cover

• Botanical Name: Thymus citriodorus

• Fragrance: Fresh lemon scent

• Light Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy to loamy soil

• Watering Needs: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established

• Uses: Culinary dishes, ornamental edging, container gardening, ground cover

• Maintenance: Very low; occasional trimming promotes dense growth

• Special Features: Evergreen, deer and rabbit resistant, heat and drought tolerant, Non-GMO

Specifications:

• Season: Best planted in spring or early summer

• USDA Zones: 5 – 9

• Germination Time: 14 – 21 days

• Plant Height: 6 – 12 inches

• Spacing: 8 – 10 inches apart

• Planting Depth: Lightly press into soil surface

• Temperature for Germination: 65°F – 75°F (18°C – 24°C)

• Watering Guide: Keep soil lightly moist until germination; reduce watering afterward

• Foliage: Small green leaves with lemon aroma

• Bloom Season: Late spring to early summer

• GMO Status: Non-GMO, untreated seeds