Jacaranda

The flowers continuously flutter down from the jacaranda tree.

• Jacarandas are from the family Bignoniaceae, which is the family of bignonias, and are a group of 49 flowering shrubs and trees.
• Jacaranda mimosifolia, a tree with purplish blue flowers, is the most popular and common species, that is sometimes called ‘Black Poui’, ‘Blue Jacaranda’, or ‘the fern tree’, although it is usually just called ‘Jacaranda’.
• Jacarandas are native to Central and South America as well as some of the islands in that region, and can now be found in many tropical areas around the world.
• ‘Jacaranda’ is said to mean ‘fragrant’ in a native South American dialect and have blue to purple or white coloured flowers, depending on the species.
• Depending on the species, Jacarandas can grow up to 20 to 30 metres (66 to 98 feet) in height.

• Jacaranda mimosifolia are popular trees used in landscaping, and they line streets in a number of towns and cities around the world.
• Jacarandas have leaves that are used by the Chinese to make purple dye and the timber of some species is used in woodwork.
• Jacaranda festivals are held in Pretoria, South Africa, and in a number of cities in Australia, during the peak blooming period.
• Jacarandas generally flower in spring and summer, and the flowers commonly drop, making a carpet of purple or blue.
• Jacarandas have hard, flattened, round seed pods that contain a number of seeds.

Bibliography:
Jacaranda, 2013, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda

Jacarandas, 2007, Burke’s Backyard, http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/factsheets/Flowering-Plants-and-Shrubs/Jacarandas/3083

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