Parrotia persica 25/11 Restock ten stamens held under spring

ten stamens held under spring tension in pockets of the corolla

from eastern Tennessee to central Texas

in 'Plena' the fully double

bright and aromatic in the kitchen

this red form suckers from the roots and can spread in beds

Parrotia persica 25/11 Restock ten stamens held under springThere is a moment in late winter, before anything else in the garden has stirred, when Parrotia persica opens the first flowers. They have no petals, just a tight cluster of crimson stamens emerging from scaled buds along bare grey branches, small and startling against the cold. Most people walk past them. The ones who stop tend to become collectors. Native to the forests along the southern shores of the Caspian Sea, Parrotia has been part of the