The main feature of Eternal Flame is the stunning heart-shaped foliage. The new leaves emerge a dark red colour, gradually lightening to fiery orange, and eventually yellow. As the first leaves age and turn yellow, newer ones are still red and orange, creating a spectacular multi-coloured effect.
Eternal Flame also produces small pink flowers in spring - these appear on bare branches, ahead of the leaves.
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Eternal Flame is a small hardy tree. Choose a sunny spot for the best leaf colour.
Eternal Flame was raised by Dennis Werner at North Carolina State University, which has become a major centre for the development of new Cercis varieties.