It must be grown in well drained soils and with good sun exposure.
The propagation can be done by cuttings, splitting and sowing.
Orange thyme
Thymus fragantissimus
The Orange Thyme is a perennial plant that can grow 30 to 40 Cm.
Its leaves are green greyish, ovate and have an aroma of orange.
In the summer it has white / pink flowers that attract bees.
Alvéolo - Altura da planta varia entre 8 a 12 cm
Vaso 0.5L - Altura da planta varia entre 7cm a 15cm
Vaso 0.8L - Altura da planta varia entre 10cm a 25cm
Vaso 1.5L - Altura da planta varia entre 15cm a 35cm
* Os preços apresentados já incluem IVA (6%) à taxa legal em vigor.
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Cultivation
History
In ancient Egypt, thyme was used as a medicine and also in the embalming of mummies.
Utilization
Documents
The earliest reference to thyme goes back to Sumer, where already in the third millennium BC, thyme, dried and reduced to powder, was mixed with pears, figs and water, and with this mixture were made poultices.
In ancient Egypt, thyme was used as a medicine and also in the embalming of mummies.
The Greeks perfumed himself with this plant.
In ancient Rome it was usual to spread the ground with thyme for perfuming the house, burn branches to ward off evil spirits (or demons), and was also used to decorate cheese.
In the Middle Ages, St. Hildegard - who lived in the century. XII - recommended thyme to treat leprosy, paralysis, and also against lice.
Legend said that it was a bed made with sprigs of thyme harvested in the fields near Bethlehem, Palestine, that Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus.
Thyme has not been forgotten in the literature, and in his play "Oberon," Shakespeare says that the king of the gnomes know "... where the wild thyme grows," arguably the most appreciated for its high concentration of essential oils.
In cooking it is used as a condiment for salads, meats, soups, vegetables and drinks.
It is often used as an ornamental plant and to ward moths off the clothes.
Have anti-bacterial properties that enhance the immune system.
It is used to treat sore throats and burns.
Its tea helps digestion.
Creeping Thyme
Very used and known in regions near water.
Broadleaved thyme
It has extremely aromatic leaves and beautiful pink and lilac flowers.
Citrus thyme
It has a delicious lemon scent.
Common thyme
Used as a spice and as a medicinal herb, it is grown for thousands of years.
Mastic thyme
Also known as pure salt, is widely used in cooking as a substitute for salt.
