Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' (Persian Ironwood) Flower Period_from late winter to early summer as a cultivated variety

as a cultivated variety

great woodland and shade garden plant

the shrub is decorated with a profusion of small to medium single flowers with crimson sepals

Rhododendron 'Ponticum Purple' produces bell-shaped flowers ranging from soft lilac-pink to rich purple

Young Lady Smokebush features airy panicles of salmon flowers with rose stalks at the ends of the branches from early to late summer

Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' (Persian Ironwood) Flower Period_from late winter to early summer as a cultivated varietyVanessa Parrotia is a dense multi stemmed deciduous shrub with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics. Vanessa Parrotia is