Clinopodium acinos

RHS Plant Profile

basil thyme

Other common names

balm, basil barm, field basil, field calamint, mother of thyme, polly mountain, wild basil, brenhinllys y maes

Acinos arvensis
Acinos thymoides
Calamintha acinos

Family: Lamiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: Yes
Genus: Clinopodium are a genus of flowering plants that can be perennials, aromatic herbs or small shrubs. Flowering mid-summer to early autumn, they produce whorls of delicate flowers at the top of each stem, which can vary in colour from purple to violet to pink, depending on the species.
Name Status: Correct