Red Winter Blossom. Parrotia persica, Persian Ironwood, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It is said that Parrotia persica, Persian Ironwood, is critically endangered in the wild. But it is grown and thrives in many botanical gardens. Here it graces the bright blue Winter sky in the Hortus in Amsterdam. It's endemic to the southern reaches of the Caspian Sea where it was found in the late 1820s and soon thereafter described (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/24053373129/in/photoli...).
Red Winter Blossom. Parrotia persica, Persian Ironwood, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It is said that Parrotia persica, Persian Ironwood, is critically endangered in the wild. But it is grown and thrives in many botanical gardens. Here it graces the bright blue Winter sky in the Hortus in Amsterdam. It's endemic to the southern reaches of the Caspian Sea where it was found in the late 1820s and soon thereafter described (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/24053373129/in/photoli...).