Linden blossom biology
Typical of the flowers of the linden tree is their long, narrow bract, which is later to carry the ripe fruit through the air for seeding. Fused with this single bract is a stem on which several small, delicate, pale yellow flowers with many, fine stamens spread. The very numerous flowers are formed in June, with the Winter linden is about two weeks later than the summer linden tree. However, it takes many years for a linden tree to bloom for the first time.
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The flowers form an important reproductive column for the linden tree. Although it can also reproduce vegetatively via stick rash or root brood, the generative method via the flowers is the central one. The lovely, honey-like scent of the flowers also attracts numerous willing pollinators, especially bees, so that a high fertilization rate is achieved.
The characteristics of the linden blossom summarized again:
- dainty, pale yellow flowers rich in stamens with a single bract
- first flowering of a linden tree after many years
- Flowering time around June
- important but not the only reproductive factor
- honey-like scent, valuable bee pasture
What the linden blossom gives us
In addition to the wonderful, sweet scent in early summer, we also benefit from the linden blossom in other ways. Namely, it is also versatile in culinary and medical terms. On the one hand, it can be used to brew a tasty, cold-relieving, fever-reducing, sleep and digestive tea. Linden flowers can also be used well for anti-inflammatory tinctures. The use as a flavoring agent is also particularly ingenious, for example in home-made jams or your own liqueur batches.
