Tender Perennial

 Thyme’s delicate leaves, tiny flowers, aroma, and the complex yet subtle taste, this versatile herb is and is a member of the mint family. Thyme grows in types that differ by scent and flavor such as lemon or traditional English. It has different uses, from culinary to medicinal to creeping ground-cover in traditional landscapes.
The many culinary uses include flavoring of meats as well as oils and butters to vinaigrette, cheese and liquors.
The many medical uses for thyme have included antidotes to poison and as sanitizer. Thyme’s essential oil contains thymol, one of the strongest antiseptics known. In many old country remedies it was used used to fumigate houses and today thymol can be found in mouthwashes, cough drops, hand sanitizer, acne medicine, and vapor chest balms.