Mongolian Thyme seed (Thymus mongolicus)

LATIN NAME: Thymus mongolicus

COMMON NAME: Mongolian Thyme

Mongolian thyme is the low, mat-forming, aromatic shrub of the dry grasslands of Central Asia, one of the tough, fragrant little plants of the open steppe. The wiry, much-branched stems hug the ground and carry the small, narrow, grey-green leaves with the fine, warm, spicy scent, and the small, pink to purple flowers open in the tight whorls through the summer. The plant is a fine, generous ground cover of the dry, sunny garden, and the leaves have a long record of use in the teas and the seasonings of the steppe households. It is a plant of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Mongolian thyme is a regular figure in the studies of the small, narrow, grey-green leaves and the fine, warm, spicy scent. The way the plant covers the dry, open ground of the steppe has been studied at length, and it keeps showing up in the work on the aromatic plants, the ground covers and the plants of the dry grasslands. The small, pink to purple flowers in the tight whorls have also made it a fine garden plant, and the Mongolian thyme is a regular subject of the studies of the mint family and the aromatic shrubs of the cold dry world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Mongolian thyme is a small plant with a long list of uses. The low, mat-forming shrub is a fine, easy ground cover of the dry, sunny garden, the rockery and the path edge, and the small, grey-green leaves carry the fine, warm, spicy scent on the warm days. The leaves have a long record of use in the teas and the seasonings of the steppe households, and the small, pink to purple flowers draw the bees of the summer. It has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the tough, fragrant ways and the old household uses, and it is a fine, generous plant of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.

Mongolian thyme is one of the tough, fragrant little plants of the open steppe, and the low, mat-forming shrub is a fine, easy ground cover of the dry, sunny garden, the rockery and the path edge. The small, grey-green leaves carry the fine, warm, spicy scent, with a long record of use in the teas and the seasonings of the steppe households.

To grow the Mongolian thyme from seed, scatter the fine seeds over the surface of moist, free-draining soil in trays and press them in lightly, keep them in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the sharp-draining ground, the low, fragrant mat will spread through the years.