Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Flower Colour_Green Heirloom varieties have been grown

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

tough and featuring enormous variety

A late-flowering variety

and serrated emerald foliage that wreathes the plant year-round

'Carmencita' boasts lush green foliage which takes on bronze and copper hues come autumn

Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Flower Colour_Green Heirloom varieties have been grownWith 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.