Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H5
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
30m | Max | 11m |
15m | Min | 7m |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
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Lime Overview
This is a deciduous tree to 30m with a conical crown. The ovate leaves taper with a dark green above and silver beneath. The flowers are borne in cymes.
Common problems with Lime
How to propagate Lime
Grafting
Seed in autumn, selected forms and hybrids by grafting in late summer.
Seed
Other uses of Lime
Grown for their small, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers and stately habit. Flowers attract bees (but can toxic to them in some cases).