Jacaranda

Thought I'd start a from beginning to end of the beautiful Jacaranda tree going into bloom ...

 

Lovely LoL If there is one tree that I would love to grow here it's this one. We used to have a large tree in the garden in Zambia, beautiful. I will watch in envy.

 

New pics tomorrow or over the weekend, Blackthorn.

Want some seeds? I am overrun ... I must have a hundred pods which each have ?????????? seeds!

If so, send me your details.

Here's a pic of it last year ... it's still a young tree so we're looking forward to this year.

 

Ohhhh..sooo tempting - ok, you talked me into it :D I would love some, thank you. I will PM my address

 

I just realised I have this in Other Plants and not Trees, sorry!

One week later ...

 

First blooms opening today ...

 

Development on the Jacaranda one week later ...





... and one with new blooms and last year's pods ...



Out of the sunshine, the colour intensifies and is fabulous.

 

Lovely plant that Jacaranda LoL,have enjoyed watching her progress,or is it him?

 

Thank you, my dearest.

I cannot believe how much they are progressing now with the rain and sun. Here we are this evening ...





The ground below is already strewn with purple petals! Nice for the builders to walk on! :(

 

LOL, can I make a suggestion,
How about a pic taken from an angle where the blue flowers are not set against a blue sky.
If you need a grey sky I think I can help you out at the moment. :D

 

Sorry, pete, slap hands! ouch! I'll see what I can conjure up for next photo! The flowers are slightly more lilacly (is that a word?) :rolleyes:

 

I dont think lilacky, lilacy, or lilacly is a word but I know what you mean.
:D

 

Perhaps I should rent a helicopter next time so it's a nice green background of the orange groves with an occasional blob of orange here and there? :rolleyes:

Sorry, I forgot to say I'll pass on the grey skies, but thank you for the kind offer!

 

Six days on and she's coming into all her glory but seems to be losing as many flowers as she produces and the ground in places where she grows is a carpet of lilac/lavender petals.