Aromatic plant with medicinal properties to grow in edges, rockery and pots. Medicinal plant of great value. Widely cultivated, it is used in infusions as an expectorant, but also to stimulate appetite and digestion. Honey production. Dried flowers arrangementes.
Evergreen plant growing up to 80cm with white flowers in summer or autumn. Round-shaped leaves.
It grows on fertile and humid but well drained soils.
Direct sowing in spring.
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Flowering |
Average germination (%) | 40 |
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Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Flower colour | White |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
Plant use | Cosmetic, Edges, Erosion control, Essential Oil, Honey producing plant, Medicinal |
Seeds per gram | 1250 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry |
Soil - Ph | Neutral to acid |
Soil - Type | Loam |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |