Difference between revisions of "Parrotia persica"

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| name = ''Parrotia persica''
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| common_names = Persian Ironwood
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| growth_habit = deciduous tree
 
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| image = Morlanwelz Mariemont JPG22a.jpg
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Saxifragales
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| familia = Hamamelidaceae
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| genus = Parrotia
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| species = persica
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Parrotia pérsica, C.A.Mey. Shrub or small tree, to 15 ft., with spreading branches: lvs. oval to obovate-oblong, obtuse, coarsely and crenately dentate above the middle, dark green above, pubescent beneath when young, 3-4 in. long: bracts of fl.-heads covered with dark brown tomen tum; stamens 5-7. pendulous, with linear-oblong, purple anthers: fr. with recurved beaks. N. Persia.
Parrotia pérsica, C.A.Mey. Shrub or small tree, to 15 ft., with spreading branches: lvs. oval to obovate-oblong, obtuse, coarsely and crenately dentate above the middle, dark green above, pubescent beneath when young, 3-4 in. long: bracts of fl.-heads covered with dark brown tomen tum; stamens 5-7. pendulous, with linear-oblong, purple anthers: fr. with recurved beaks. N. Persia. B.M. 5744.
 
 
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==Species==
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==Cultivars==
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Several [[cultivars]] have been selected for garden planting{{wp}}:
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*'Horizontalis': semi-weeping, wide-spreading horizontal branching pattern.
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*'Pendula' (Kew Form): Compact, weeping, quite graceful
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*'Select': Young leaves have purple margins, otherwise same as species
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*'Vanessa': Upright, columnar habit
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
 
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Image:Persian Ironwood Parrotia persica Branches 2000px.jpg|The tree's many branches and distinctive colored bark
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Image:Parrotia-persica-flower.JPG|Young flowers
 
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Revision as of 06:31, 14 June 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Hamamelidaceae >

Parrotia >

persica >



Read about Parrotia persica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Parrotia pérsica, C.A.Mey. Shrub or small tree, to 15 ft., with spreading branches: lvs. oval to obovate-oblong, obtuse, coarsely and crenately dentate above the middle, dark green above, pubescent beneath when young, 3-4 in. long: bracts of fl.-heads covered with dark brown tomen tum; stamens 5-7. pendulous, with linear-oblong, purple anthers: fr. with recurved beaks. N. Persia. CH


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Cultivars

Several cultivars have been selected for garden plantingwp:

  • 'Horizontalis': semi-weeping, wide-spreading horizontal branching pattern.
  • 'Pendula' (Kew Form): Compact, weeping, quite graceful
  • 'Select': Young leaves have purple margins, otherwise same as species
  • 'Vanessa': Upright, columnar habit

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