small-leaved lime
Tilia cordata
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size50 to 70 feet tall35 to 50 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pale yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) is a tree for pollinator gardens, specimen planting, and shade gardens. 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 soil of most types. Its pale yellow flowers are fragrant and draw bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. It grows at a moderate rate and tolerates drought once settled.
Pairs well with Bluebell, Ramsons, and Grape hyacinth.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Altay, and 4 more places. See all 8
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Altay, Corse, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, and NW. Balkan Pen..