Woolly Thyme 1 Live Plant – 1 Gallon Pot – Thymus pseudolanuginosus

Woolly Thyme (Thymus pseudolanuginosus) is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial groundcover admired for its soft, fuzzy, silver-green foliage and spreading growth habit. Its tiny leaves and stems are covered with fine hairs that create a distinctive woolly appearance. This ornamental thyme is particularly suited to rock gardens, stepping-stone borders, sunny slopes, and decorative groundcover plantings.

Unlike culinary thyme varieties grown primarily for their aromatic leaves, Woolly Thyme is valued mainly for its ornamental foliage and dense, carpet-like appearance. Small pink to lavender-pink flowers may appear during summer, although flowering is often sparse compared with other thyme varieties. Its fine-textured foliage creates a soft visual contrast against stones, gravel, and other drought-tolerant perennials.

Woolly Thyme generally performs best in full sun and sharply drained soil. It prefers relatively dry growing conditions once established and is sensitive to prolonged moisture around the roots. Its creeping growth habit makes it suitable for sunny rock gardens, dry borders, and areas between stepping stones where foot traffic is light and occasional.

You will receive one live Woolly Thyme plant in a 1 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon.

Shipping height is not specified.

Plant Form: Young nursery-grown creeping perennial groundcover.

Nursery Designation: Pseudo. Wooly (seller-provided designation).

The supplied designation 'Pseudo. Wooly' is retained as nursery identification. It is not presented as a verified, formally established cultivar name. The botanical name used for this listing is Thymus pseudolanuginosus, which is also commonly treated as Thymus praecox 'Pseudolanuginosus' in horticultural references.

The plant is supplied as a young groundcover rather than a fully established landscape mat. Actual foliage density, stem spread, coloration, and overall appearance may vary according to nursery growth and seasonal conditions.

Woolly Thyme is generally evergreen to semi-evergreen in suitable climates. Foliage may develop bronze tones, thin out, or experience seasonal dieback during severe winter weather. Plants may ship recently trimmed, with reduced foliage, or without flowers depending on the season.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Woolly Thyme

• Scientific Name: Thymus pseudolanuginosus

• Alternate Botanical Name: Thymus praecox 'Pseudolanuginosus'

• Nursery Designation: Pseudo. Wooly

• Quantity: 1 Live Plant

• Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Form: Live Potted Creeping Groundcover

• Plant Type: Ornamental Perennial Groundcover

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Growth Habit: Low-growing, creeping, spreading, mat-forming

• Foliage Color: Silver-green to gray-green

• Foliage Texture: Soft, fuzzy, woolly

• Foliage Type: Evergreen to semi-evergreen, depending on climate

• Flower Color: Pink to lavender-pink

• Flower Form: Small, tubular flowers

• Bloom Season: Summer; flowering may be sparse

• Pollinator Interest: Bees and other visiting insects when flowering

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–9

• Sunlight: Full sun

• Soil Preference: Sharply drained, sandy, gravelly, or rocky soil

• Water Requirements: Low once established

• Drought Tolerance: Good once established

• Landscape Uses: Rock gardens, stepping-stone borders, sunny slopes, dry borders, and ornamental groundcover

• Foot Traffic: Light, occasional foot traffic only

• Container Suitability: Yes, suitable for outdoor containers with excellent drainage

• Seasonal Condition: May ship recently trimmed, with reduced foliage, or without flowers

One live Woolly Thyme plant (Thymus pseudolanuginosus), nursery growing medium, 1 gallon nursery container.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon

Shipping Height: Not specified.

Plant Form: Young nursery-grown creeping perennial groundcover.

Nursery Designation: Pseudo. Wooly