Not to be confused with woolly thyme which is very silver and rarely flowers. I am trying to decide on which thyme to use in a lawn and I can't find very many pictures on the internet of Hall's woolly thyme, or a description of how it REALLY looks as compared to other thymes, is it more grey, darker, lighter etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Anyone grow Hall's woolly thyme?
I've got a "lost tag" creeping thyme that I'm pretty certain is 'Hall's Woolly' (as in, I know I bought Hall's Woolly, and I'm pretty sure this one is it, but the label is no longer in the original patch of it). The leaves are slightly fuzzy/hairy, maybe a third as much as Woolly Thyme, and the leaves are slightly larger and a little less dense than Woolly Thyme. It does flower frequently, in what I'd call a rosy lavender shade. I don't know why I don't seem to have a photo on the computer; I'll try to get one for you this week. It's a tough plant and a rapid grower, and I think it would be a good choice for a thyme lawn. I'll give it a sniff to make sure, but my recollection is that it doesn't have much of a thyme scent, so if you want to be enveloped in clouds of wafting thyme when you walk across the lawn then it might not be your first pick.
I bought another variety this year, 'White Flowering Thyme', that also seems to be tough and a quick grower, with dense, bright green foliage. I haven't planted it out around the patio or between stepping stones yet, so I can't quite vouch for it, but it might be a promising candidate for a lawn.