Name: Thymus ‘Doretta Klaber’ aka Doretta Klaber thyme
Type of Plant: Very low ground-cover thyme for full sun
Why I love this: When my garden is on tour this is one of the most asked-about plants. This thyme grows so tightly that the weeds don’t stand a chance. Like other thymes it’s very heat and drought tolerant, and it has a very dark green color that’s a good contrast to other rock-garden and lawn-alternative plants.
A Word to the Wise: Don’t plant thyme where an automatic sprinkler system is going to hit it frequently. These plants like to be dry.
Thyme is the perfect plant for sides of walkways, slopes, and hot locations. ‘Doretta Klaber’ is the lowest thyme I’ve seen, even more ground-hugging than the wooly thyme that it’s growing with in this spring garden.
‘Doretta Klaber’ thyme is great for a weed-smothering under-planting. It’s growing well here with Houstonia purpurea.
