Rubra broad-leaved lime
Tilia platyphyllos 'Rubra'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rubra' broad-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos 'Rubra') is a tree for pollinator gardens and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a dense shape and blooms from early to late summer. The fragrant flowers attract butterflies and bees. It is also drought tolerant and salt tolerant.
Pairs well with Autumn Blaze maple, Blue Muffin arrowwood viburnum, Western sword fern, and Little Beauty tulip.