Name of plant: Thyme
Where is this plant found:
Where is this plant found:
- Thyme originally grew in the Mediterranean.
- Many people grow thyme in their garden.
- Thyme grows well in rocky areas.
What does this plant look like?
- Thyme has a smal, purple flower.
- The thyme plant has hairy leaves and a hairy stem.
- Thyme grows as a small shrub - about 30cm tall.
- The leaves of the thyme plant are a mix between grey and green.
Interesting facts about Thyme
- Thyme is a herb and is used in cooking to add flavour to meat.
- Honey bees love thyme flowers.
- Thyme has a strong scent (smell).
- Thyme oil, found in the leaves, is used to make perfume, toothpaste and medicines.
Images found on the Internet:
Banner: http://gardening.about.com/od/gardendesign/ig/Plants-to-Walk-On/Thymus-praecox--Elfin-.htmhttp://www.harvesttotable.com/2009/04/how_to_grow_thyme/thyme-plant/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thyme.jpg
http://shoaibnzm2.blogspot.sg/2012/06/thyme-flowers.html
Banner: http://gardening.about.com/od/gardendesign/ig/Plants-to-Walk-On/Thymus-praecox--Elfin-.htmhttp://www.harvesttotable.com/2009/04/how_to_grow_thyme/thyme-plant/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thyme.jpg
http://shoaibnzm2.blogspot.sg/2012/06/thyme-flowers.html