Thyme Foxley is a hardy evergreen herbaceous perennial plant with small, aromatic, green leaves irregularly-variegated with cream and it’s widely used for teas and food flavouring. It grows up to 10 – 50cm in height and up to 10 – 50cm in spread and thrives best in sheltered full sun south or west facing position in moist, but well drained fertile neutral soil. Short spikes of tiny purple-pink flowers emerge in late spring and early summer and is bees and butterflies friendly.

When grown in containers we recommend a good quality multipurpose compost is used. Plants should be fed during the growing season with a liquid feed as per the manufacturers instructions.