I left my favorite of the lemon herbs for last. Thyme is a low growing, strongly scented and flavored herb that comes in a variety of scents. However, the lemon varieties are among the best Thyme has to offer. I grow more than 17 different varieties of thyme, of those about 7 are lemon scented/flavored varieties.
Thymus X citriodorus is the varieital name used for many but not all of the lemon thymes. They are shrub-shaped, with small pointed leaves that vary from dark green leaves to bright green to even yellow variegated leaves. The sharp lemon scent combines with the traditional flavor of thyme making an herb that is perfect for cooking and drying into wreaths. Flowers vary from white to pink to lavender, with the plants growing about 10 inches tall. There are a few creeping lemon thyme varieties in the family Thymus serpyllum available as well. All need full sun with well-drained soil but can tolerate part-shade. Hardy in zones 5 to 9 some of the flavored thymes are less hardy and suffered drying and root rot in the winter making them act as tender perennials. You can get two...
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