Can ease asthma, bronchial catarrh and chest infections.Good for convulsive coughs, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis, colds and sore throats.Antiseptic, anti-bacterial and anti.fungal properties.Excellent accompaniment to chicken and beef.Excellent for marinades, stuffing, sauces, stews, soups, etc.Beautiful pink to lavender flowers from May to October.Cut back plants at midsummer to keep them bushy.Leaves tastes best while the plant is in bloom.Prefers a well drained, light, gravelly alkaline soil.Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects. Sir Francis Bacon recommended that thyme be set in alleys, "to perfume the air most delightfully. Pliny tells us that, when burnt, thyme puts to flight all venomous creatures, and its antiseptic properties were recognised very early. The Greeks first named thyme, from a word meaning 'to fumigate', either because they used it as incense, or else because they say it as emblematic of all sweet-smelling herbs. Like common thyme Lemon Thyme has many, many culinary and medicinal uses - possibly more so than common thyme! Lemon Thyme as its name suggests, is lemon-scented! With a milder flavour than common thyme, its bright green leaves are broader in shape than the common variety.
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