Sep 30, 2017
Plant of the Day
Saturday 30 September 2017
One of the last trees to flower is Tilia henryana (Henrys lime, lime, linden) providing the insects with some late nectar. This species was discovered in China by Augustine Henry and introduced to the UK in 1901 by Ernest Wilson. Here the trees are being trained to shade visitors on the cafe terrace of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, UK, allowing the eyelash like margins of the leaves and the fragrant, creamy-white flowers to be appreciated.
Jill Raggett
