Lilac to pink tubular flowers are borne in dense
terminal clusters. Individual flowers are 3/16
inches long.
Summer
Opposite leaves, linear to elliptic, ¼ inches
long, slightly tomentose. The edges of the leaves are rolled
under (revolute). Lower leaf surface is paler than the
upper surface. All plant parts are highly aromatic.
'Fragrantissimus' - Foliage smells like
rose geranium.
'Narrowleaf French' - French Thyme - Most common in cultivation as the source for the
culinary thyme.
' orange Balsam' - Foliage has a strong, bitter orange,
turpentine-like odor.
