Blue Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia Origin: South America Improvement status: Cultivated wild material Seeds per packet: ~20 Germination tested 11/2023: 93% Life cycle: Perennial Native to Bolivia & Argentina, blue jacaranda has become one of the most popular ornamental trees across the tropics and sub-tropics (including parts of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida). Places far from its native range have adopted the charismatic plant: Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, is often called "Jacaranda City" (or Jakarandastad in Afrikaans), while in Australia it's grown so widely that most people assume it's native there. Also known as black poui, green ebony tree, the fern tree, or simply jacaranda, its amazing and long-lasting displays of purple flowers are legendary. But blue jacaranda isn't just a showhorse: its wood is known to have the unusual quality of drying without warping, so it can be carved or turned when still fresh. Most importantly, however, are its