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The Enchanting Blossom Explosion of Jacaranda Trees in Mexico City
- ggm 3y agoAlso Grafton! (New South Wales, Australia) https://www.jacarandafestival.com/ https://www.jacarandafestival.com/
- WheatMillington 3y agoI saw beautiful Jacarandas when I visited Sydney too.
- thepjb 3y ago2460 represent
- jondwillis 3y agoI planted some Jacarandas from seed last year, and forgot about them in my chaos garden. I then had to move, and realized I had four of them growing very close to each other and another tree, so I (without much research) transplanted them and brought them with me. Sadly, all but one lost all of their branches and leaves, but they are slowly starting to grow new ones. Jacarandas are all over Southern California, and I hope my little trees grow large and contribute to the beautiful spring bloom in a few years once they fully recover from the transplant shock! I am also going to experiment with Bonsai’ing one or two of them, they look very cool. Planting trees from seed is truly special, I highly recommend it to anyone who has a little bit of space and an abundance of seeds to pick from nearby!
- rconti 3y agomy wife absolutely loves them and would like to have one here, but i think the roots can be pretty troublesome for use in a residential yard.
- jondwillis 3y agoyes, they tend to out-compete and shade-out other plants. They're popular curbside in LA for that reason, though I worry about the topsoil quality and erosion without some cover plants.
- diego_moita 3y agoAlso in the rest of Latin America. In Brazil jacaranda flowers tend to be red close to scarlet, mostly. And there is also the wonderful blossom of ipê/handroanthus/poui, in yellows and purples.
- smduarte 3y agoThe red ones are not Jacarandas, but Royal Poinciana (aka Flamboyant). The species is Delonix regia, from Madagascar.
- diego_moita 3y agoYou're correct. I mistook them. But they're still very beautiful, too.
- randomifcpfan 3y agoYou can see them throughout Southern California. They are strikingly beautiful when in bloom. Not mentioned in the article is that the blossoms exude a sticky nectar that makes an absolute mess of the area under the tree.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoYes and later the purple blossoms fall too and become a purple goo. They’re pretty but probably belong in a park rather along streets with sidewalks.
- grecy 3y agoWe had a very large one leaning over our pool in Australia. Every year Dad threatened to cut it down, every year Mum said she would leave if he did. Tree is still there today, beautiful as ever. [1] [1] (it's not flowering in this photo, it's the monster green one visible through the pergola - and it looks bigger than I remember!) https://bucket-api.domain.com.au/v1/bucket/image/2013673631_9_0_170621_121520-w2172-h1448 https://bucket-api.domain.com.au/v1/bucket/image/2013673631_... Also TONS of Eucalyptus and Jacarandas throughout South Africa which reminded me strongly of home.
- ozzydave 3y agoIn Brisbane, the Jacarandas in bloom meant it was exam time
- leidenfrost 3y agoBuenos Aires also has a lot of Jacarandás https://www.lanacion.com.ar/resizer/v2/la-foto-de-los-jacarandas-en-figueroa-alcorta-se-2OBEF5JUVBB4FHNY5DTLVI4U64.jpg https://www.lanacion.com.ar/resizer/v2/la-foto-de-los-jacara...
- juancn 3y agoBest time is [on november](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=f8e627ae2765b515&sca_upv=1&q=buenos+aires+jacaranda+season&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja892IlY6FAxUvLrkGHZTEAeQQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1792&bih=974&dpr=2 https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=f8e627ae2765b515&sca_u...)
- coolhand2120 3y agoI love these trees in areas where I don't live. They're real nice until you park your car under one.
- ilove_banh_mi 3y agoThere is a dreamlike quality to the exuberant color of their flowers. I fell in love with LA in parts because of that. The trees in some streets line long stretches. Every year I'm stunned. When I told that to an old-hand Hollywood writer (I startup-worked with him) he said he felt exactly the same the year he arrived there as a young man. He beamed, said this awe never stops.
- Havoc 3y agoThey’re not the only one that opted for this. Type “Jacaranda city” into google and you get…Pretoria, South Africa. Pretty but unfortunately invasive and water thirst so a rather mixed blessing
- botanical 3y agoWe also have a lot of them in Gauteng, South Africa; even though they're classified as an invader species. They can only be in urban areas and aren't allowed to spread. They look really nice but smell like pee.
- soultrees 3y agoNot take from the beauty of these trees, but this time of the year is always my favourite time in Vancouver for the sheer amount of colour and pop that the city gets. Sometimes only for a few weeks only to be gone in the first storm and other times lingering for up to a month of beauty. Nature is fantastic.
- tiznow 3y agoI absolutely love Jacaranda trees, and I find myself saying the word a few times a day. Better at a distance though.