Mastic Thyme, Spanish Wood Marjoram Seeds -,Organic Perennial Herb Caribbeangardenseed

THYMUS mastichina, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s

medicinal plant / beneficial plant / culinary herb,honey-bee food plant

A staple of the herb garden. Thymus mastichina is a very special thyme, native in the mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, Central Spain and Portugal. It is known by a number of different common names including Spanish Marjoram, Spanish Wood Marjoram, White Thyme, Wild Marjoram or Mastic Thyme. Thymus mastichina produces tiny, oval-shaped, green leaves, which have an intense flavour. In its Spanish homeland it is used as a culinary herb for meat dishes, stews and sauces and because of its strong aroma has been commonly used in Andalucía to season and preserve olives.Despite this fact, it is prized more for its essential oils than for its herbal properties. The plant has an herbaceous scent with eucalyptus-like overtones with a hint of a vanilla note, which, in aromatherapy, is used for its soothing, relaxing effect. It is also considered to be especially beneficial in relaxing muscles.Used fresh or in dried form, its leaves are used to make an herbal tea that is considered useful in treating sore throats, catarrh and colds. If preferred, the tea can be used to gargle with rather than ingested. Infusions are attributed curative or palliative properties of arthritis and rheumatism.Thymus mastichina is an evergreen shrub. It grows best in well-drained sandy or loamy soils, full sunshine, and either dry or moist soil conditions. Tiny whitish flowers open from dusty pink buds, they grow in small clusters that appear during the summer months of July and August. The fragrant flowers are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects. The plants grow 30 to 40cm (12 to 16in) height and 60cm (24in) in width. Distinct, pungent and intoxicating, the flowers are like fluffy snowballs and are attractive both fresh and dry. Sowing: Sow in spring or autumn at around 13°C (55°m

Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.