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Re: Any blue thyme?

Hi Alessandra,

>Which of the creeping thymes would you consider in your experience as the
>bluest? I know that many of them are in the range of purple, but which one
>would you consider as having the least red and the more blue tone in its
>purple?  It has to be really creeping and tough, because I would like to
>plant it between the tufa slabs of my back walk. Lovely aromatic leaves and
>optional culinary virtues are a welcome bonus but not mandatory. I already
>have plenty of this in the herb section.

Unfortunately, I can't think of a single thyme that's at all blue in tone.
Have you considered a white-flowered thyme instead?

I need to update this, but I've got a section of my website devoted to the
thymes I'm growing. You might like to browse through and see if anything
looks good. The URL is:

http://www.best.com/~renshaw/garden/plantlistthyme.html

I have to admit I'm quite proud of the "cover page" image I scanned last
month, with a bouquet of different thymes in bloom. I just stuck the
flowers on the scanner, which I've found is an excellent way to get
detailed images of thymes.

Hope this helps! Please feel free to email me for more information; I've
taken a database of thymes Sean had and expanded it wherever I could, so I
can provide descriptions of thymes I don't have as well as the ones on the
website that I do (or did...see the "Past Thymes" section! Proof that my
thumb isn't always green).

Cheryl

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Cheryl Renshaw
Santa Clara, California (Silicon Valley)
USDA Zone 9/10, Sunset Zone 15
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