CAT-00065
Native thyme
Prostanthera incisa
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Prostanthera
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Herb / spice
- Latin name
- Prostanthera incisa
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Native thyme
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/native-thyme-prostanthera-incisa/ Open source ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00065
- Mature width
- 1m
- Native range
- NSW coastal and tableland habitats.
- Plant family
- Lamiaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 2m
- Native states
- NSW
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Dry fruits follow flowers.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Leaves in small culinary quantities
- Flowering season
- Spring.
- Brief description
- Aromatic shrub with toothed leaves and purple flowers.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate for short dry spells; dislikes prolonged drought or wet roots.
- Preparation notes
- Use identified aromatic leaves sparingly as culinary flavouring.
- Flower description
- Small purple mint-like flowers.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Trial afternoon shade and free drainage; water during hot dry weather.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small dry nutlets; aromatic leaves are the food crop.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded