Linden

Tilia spp.

flower

Pale yellow flowers and their bract, dried for infusion, of a large European tree 20 to 30 metres tall that can live 500 years; the young leaves of the small-leaved lime are even eaten in salads.

Origin

Woods and avenues of Europe

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

The dried flowers, with their bract, are infused: one tablespoon per cup, five to ten minutes in barely simmering water; the infusion is strained and drunk.

Did you know?

Its tiny fruits hang from a ribbon-like bract that carries them on the wind a little beyond the tree.