# Thyme Bonsai / Winter **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [March 17, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512 "2024-03-17T12:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@Marco](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512/1 "2024-03-17T12:45:43Z")
Hi, im new to bonsai and i didnt find much Information about Thyme Bonsai Winter care. I left it outside the winter covered in a greenhouse. Now the the plant changed from green to a brown, did i kill the plant? Or is it normal that a thyme changes colour in the winter ? 😅 If it did hurt the tree, is there a trick to help the Tree recover? ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/2/3/23537ee57b2cd915fc5aa4d544b9616c57a93afa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Robert](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/robert/32/27800_2.png) [@Robert](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Robert)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512/2 "2024-03-20T20:23:25Z")
Is that thyme or rosemary? Regardless it doesn’t look to happy better pictures would help to assess. Don’t overwater and balance water and oxygen. ---
**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512/3 "2024-03-22T15:41:10Z")
Your name tag doesnt say where you are or your temps… Should still be alive… The three flavors of prostrate thyme I have in the ground here survive, mostly die back every winter. They green up and fill in their space quickly. Winters go down to -10 some years. I keep small pots of Elfin thyme for bonsai companion plants. The several pots of weaping Elfin thyme I grew last summer went into an unheated outbuilding with south facing windows. They were still green and ready to go this week! . ![20240322_083735](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/8/1/8136a89f4e7998356315cc4bb0de8d81c2e701bb.jpeg) (Note: there are several small conifer and decideous seedlings/ cuttings mixed in, moss too…) . I tried several large trunked rosemary for bonsai. They are readily available . Froze and died… . Post the outcome! Bonsai On! ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@Marco](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512/4 "2024-03-23T14:24:33Z")
Thanks so much the replies. I live in southern Germany. The lowest temperatures were -7 °C, I think, when the bonsai was outside. Now I keep the Bonsai at low temperatures in my stairwell to recover. The temperature should be around 15 Celsius in there, and when it gets warmer again, I take it outside again The comments gave me hope that it isn’t dead. I hope a can bring it back to thrive 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512/5 "2024-03-23T18:40:28Z")
Are the green bits dry crunchy, and the smaller branches brittle? K ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@Marco](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thyme-bonsai-winter/11512/6 "2024-03-24T09:45:55Z")
Yes, some of the old Green bits are a bit flexible, but i think they get more crunchy over time