Parsley Scented Thyme (also known as Cypress Thyme)

Thymus integer

Grows to about 15cm. Low-growing shrub with gnarled, spreading branches. The leaves are narrow, pointed, woolly, thick-margined, and stalkless, with an edging of fine hairs. March to June, furry flowering stems arise to about 10 cm tall, terminating in sparse pink flower clusters. Native to rocky hillsides, on cultivated land, and under pine trees on igneous rock formations in the Troodos Mountains and Akamas area of the island of Cypress. Grows well in full sun or part shade, low water requirements, needs good drainage.