Even more impressive than the way Heretus Thyme grows and covers the ground is the incredible display of lilac flowers it produces in early spring. Below a Heretus Thyme bud gets ready to burst forth with its gorgeous color.

Above, Heretus Thyme creeps and blooms along a slate stone under a Dwarf Garden Sage. The bright blue of the garden sage and the lilac of the Heretus Thyme seem an unlikely combination, but the effect is stunning. The hard working Heretus Thyme blooms for weeks after the sage if finished. The blooms can reach two to three inches in height. After bloom, the flowers fall off leaving slender stems which can be sheared off or left to fall off. Once the flowers are gone, the thyme becomes low and flat to the ground again.