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Similar Thymus mastichina, Thymus caespititius, Winter savory, Teucrium polium, Thymus carnosus | ||
Honey bees on thymus capitatus
Thymus capitatus is a compact, woody perennial native to Mediterranean Europe and Turkey. It is also known under the name Thymbra capitata.
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thymus capitatus
Description
The plant has with rising stems and narrow, fleshy, oil-gland-dotted, green leaves to 12 mm (0.47 in) long.
The pink, 10 mm (0.39 in)-long flowers are held in cone-shaped clusters at the ends of their stems in mid to late summer; they are protected by overlapping, 6 mm (0.24 in)-long, red-tinged bracts, edged in tiny hairs.
Thymus capitatus is hardy from USDA Zones 7-10.
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