Perennial of the Lamiaceae family, this subspecies of Thymus leucotrichus is native to central Turkey, where it occupies dry rockeries and rocky slopes subjected to hot summers and cold winters. It is distinguished from the typical subspecies by its remarkably narrow, needle-like, gray-green foliage, which at first glance resembles that of a creeping juniper, earning it the nickname Juniper Thyme in the English-speaking horticultural trade.
It forms dense, very spreading carpets, barely exceeding 4 to 5 cm in height for a spread that can reach 40 to 50 cm. The bright pink to lilac-pink flowers are produced along the entire length of the flowering stems. In its natural habitat, its flowering likely extends from May to July. In cultivation, it generally occurs in May-June.
It requires full sun and a very well-drained, poor, and dry soil. Perfectly adapted to cold and dry winters, it proves more consistent than some thymes of western origin in maintaining dense and homogeneous carpets without central necrosis.