RHS Other common names
brotherwort, Christ's bedstraw, Christ's blood, hillwort, mother of thyme, pellamountain, penny mountain, serpolet oil plant, breath of God
Synonyms
Thymus serpyllum misapplied
Shrubs
A low-growing, creeping, mat-forming evergreen sub-shrub with small, fragrant, dark green to grey woolly foliage and very small pale pink flowers which appear from June to July. Not suitable for culinary use but great for ground cover, in cracks and stone walls and also for pollinating insects
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
Up to 10 cm
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres