Thyme: Thymus 'Reiter'

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This variety comes highly recommended, being a tough, vigorous xeric ground cover suitable for covering larger patches of ground in your yard. Probably the most tolerant of foot traffic, its rich olive green foliage grows so thickly that it also chokes out most weeds. Watch for the extravagant display of lavender flowers in mid-summer. 'Reiter' makes an excellent contrasting carpet to show off taller gray or blue leafed plants like Gray Santolina, Artemisia 'Powis Castle', or Lavendula 'Hidcote'. Faded flowers can be trimmed off with a lawnmower when "deadheading" large planting like a thyme lawn. This xeric plant is best adapted to and will thrive in the more arid climates of the Western U.S.