General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2-6 inches
Plant Spread: 6-12 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Other: 1/4 inch two celled capsules containing numerous tiny seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Bluish white with purple stripes
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Inflorescence Height: 2-6 inches
Foliage Mound Height: 1-4 inches
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Tolerates foot traffic
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Thyme Speedwell
  • Thyme-Leaf Speedwell
  • Thymeleaf Speedwell
  • Thyme-Leaved Speedwell

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Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-21

Date: 2005-05-27
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Photo by Leo Michels

Date: 2005-05-27
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2005-05-27
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Comments:
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 27, 2015 11:42 PM concerning plant:
    Thyme-leaved speedwell is weedy, but it makes a good thick groundcover and can be walked on. We have it growing in a path.
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 25, 2013 5:04 AM concerning plant:
    Thyme-leaved speedwell seeds are known to persist in cultivated soil for at least 5 years. Seed from sites of house demolitions as much as 30 years old has been known to germinate.

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