THYMUS VULGARIS:

FAMILY: LAMIACEAE

• English Thyme: A culinary thyme to about 12″ high with slightly rounded ¼” green leaves. Basically, this is an unclassified variety of thyme. If a nursery doesn’t know what it has specifically, this is what it is labeled.
• French Thyme: A culinary thyme to 12″ with an upright growth and small narrow, strongly flavored dark gray-green leaves. Needs strong sun.
• Orange Balsam Thyme: A culinary thyme with a citrus scent and flavor. Similar in appearance to, and derived from, French Thyme.