Thymus quinquecostatus var. ibukiensis("Ibukijakoso")
Japanese name: イブキジャコウソウ（伊吹麝香草） Scientific name:Thymus quinquecostatus var. ibukiensis
[Overview]
A small evergreen shrub about 3–15 cm tall, found on sunny rocky ground.
The whole plant is fragrant.
The stems branch well from the base, creep, and spread in a mat.
Leaves are simple and opposite, ovate to narrowly ovate, 0.5–1 cm long and 0.3–0.6 cm wide, with entire margins.
The leaves have glandular dots, and the margins near the leaf base are sparsely covered with long hairs.
The flowers are borne in verticillasters at the stem tips; they are two-lipped and reddish purple.
The 4 stamens stick out from the corolla.
[Uses]
The leaves are used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings or division.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained, well-ventilated place.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, watering is not particularly necessary.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
