Aromatic small plant. Ideal for edges, rockery and pots. Kitchen herb. It is used as a condiment for stews and sauces and it gives flavour to liqueurs. Honeybee shrub. Medicinal herb. Pot plant.
Evergreen small shrub up to 20-30cm with pink clustered flowers. Small and elliptic leaves covered with thin hairs, very aromatic.
Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.
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Flowering |
Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Warm areas |
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Flower colour | Pink |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Fragrant | Foliage |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (-15ºC) |
Height of plant | Plug: 25/30cm - 2 Liter Pot: 15/25cm |
Life cycle | Perennial |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Culinary, Edges, Flowerbeds, Gardening, Groundcover, Herbs garden, Honey producing plant, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Spices, Urban garden, Wild garden |
Soil - Moisture | Dry, Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | Acid to neutral |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |