- Name: Cat Thyme - Other Common Names: Cat Crack / Kitty Crack / Mediterranean Germander - Scientific Name: Teucrium Marum - Color: Silvery Gray Evergreen Foliage / Reddish Purple Flowers - Plant Seeds: Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost / Outdoors After Danger Of Frost - Bloom Time: July - Sept - Harvest: Any Time - Hardiness Zone: 7 - 11 - Plant Height: 6 - 12" - Plant Spacing: 18 - 24" - Light Requirements: Sun - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Dry - Quantity: 20 Seeds - Other: Cat Thyme Is Not Actually A Thyme, But Is Called So Because Of Its Appearance. It Boasts The Nickname 'Cat Crack' Because It Is Attractive To Cats Like Catnip :)