Thymus pulegioides aka Large Thyme

Thymus pulegioides, also known as broad-leaved thyme or lemon thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and is a small, spreading subshrub with strongly aromatic leaves and lilac pink flowers that bloom in early summer. The plant grows to 5-25 cm tall by 25 cm wide and has woody stems and a taproot. Its leaves are in opposite pairs with short stalks, and the linear ovate blades have untoothed margins. The usually pink or mauve flowers form rounded umbels and each has a tube-like calyx and an irregular straight-tubed, hairy corolla. The upper petal is notched, and the lower one is larger than the two lateral petals and has three flattened lobes that form a lip. Each flower has four projecting stamens and two fused carpels. The fruit is a dry, four-chambered schizocarp. Large Thyme, a super rare houseplant that belongs to the Thymus genus and is native to Europe to Northwestern China, is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. It prefers long-lasting, direct light, and should be less than 1 foot from a window. The plant likes soil that is well-draining and doesn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size. The specific epithet pulegioides highlights its similarity to another species within Lamiaceae, Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal).