Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Flower Colour_Green some varieties have mottled foliage

some varieties have mottled foliage and typically with one bloom per bulb

Heirloom varieties have been grown for centuries because of their attractive beauty and fantastic blooms

Native to Turkey

tough and featuring enormous variety

A late-flowering variety

Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Flower Colour_Green some varieties have mottled foliageWith its late winter flowers, flaky patchwork bark and stunning autumn foliage colour, 'Vanessa' delivers incredible visual interest the whole year round. The dainty red blooms are borne on bare branches from the end of winter into early spring, providing a much needed injection of colour in an otherwise bleak period in the garden calendar. A mottled, jigsaw like appearance to the tree's skin is redolent of camouflage, or perhaps a snake's skin.