Caraway Thyme (Thymus herba-barona)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink. Form: Prostrate.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring for soups, vegetables etc. — The herb has a fragrance reminiscent of caraway seeds and is an excellent flavouring for soups, vegetables etc.; It is especially used with garlic.; If the leaves are to be dried, the plants should be harvested in early and late summer just before the flowers open and the leaves should be dried quickly.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)