Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Flower Colour_Green starting out with a bronze

starting out with a bronze shimmer

and serrated emerald foliage that wreathes the plant year-round

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

their large leaves

skirted with eye-catching cream and pink splashes

Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Flower Colour_Green starting out with a bronzeWith 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.