This one grows on the pavement outside our garden, so we have been able to enjoy the beautiful purple-mauve blossoms of the Jacaranda – a colour that is very difficult to capture accurately on film.
Jacarandas were brought to South Africa from Argentina in about 1880 for ornamental purposes – particularly for public spaces, such as streets. Those planted along our street look their best when they are in full bloom at this time of the year and carpet the ground underneath them with their lovely blossoms.
Here is a better view of them – the ones on the left-hand side of the street are Brazilian Pepper trees.
The carpet of flowers look very pretty early in the morning, before vehicles have driven over and squished them.
Jacarandas have been planted as street trees in town too. The dark shapes you can see in these trees are seed pods that have already formed.
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They look like they’d have a lovely aroma.
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I am not aware of a particular fragrance of the flowers on the trees – once on the ground, they take on a musty smell as they rot; this is not unpleasant.
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I’ve always admired photos of these trees – they’re so colorful!
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They are very beautiful indeed, both singly and en masse. Somehow though their true colouring does not come through in photographs – even digital ones – so would like them even more ‘in the flesh’ as it were.
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Not as useful as rain but a lot more colourful when they fall.
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The carpets of jacaranda flowers are a wonderful sight – especially when there is no rain!
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I agree.
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Oh, my gosh! How beautiful they are. That froth of purple must be a sight to look forward to.
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I don’t know if it is the result of the drought combined with some rain received earlier this month, but this ‘froth of purple’ is particularly bountiful and beautiful this year.
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That happens with certain plants here, too. Always a gift.
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Daar was ‘n jakarandaboom in ons tuin op die plaas.
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Was? Het julle dit afgekap – of meskien het dit te oud geword. Hulle val oor wanneer hulle baie oud is.
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Onthou dit was in my kinderjare. Ek twyfel of hy nog daar is. 😊
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They certainly are a sight to behold, both adorning the tree and the ground beneath them. As children, we used to “wear” the individual flowers on our fingers, dancing around pretending to be fairies.
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So did we!!!!!
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It looks like a delicate shade of purple. Very attractive.
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The flowers are a beautiful shade and are, as I mentioned, rather difficult to capture accurately on film.
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Beautiful, indeed. Makes a joyful avenue
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I look forward to their blossoms every year.
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They look so lovely. They came to India as well. Here the trees start blooming from March to May.
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That is so interesting to know, thank you Shail – this is how our knowledge expands!
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What a beautiful sight, the row of them along the street. I have only ever seen one in my whole town, and of course I only notice it at whatever time it blooms, IF I happen to be driving that way! It always makes me happy!
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I am pleased that you have seen t least one, Gretchen 🙂
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They are lovely in flower although I still associate them with writing exams! The street jacaranda trees in Pmb appear to be reaching the end of their life spans, and after big storms there are generally several trees that topple over uprooted by the wind and/or the weight of the wet wood.
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In Pietermaritzburg jacaranda flowers were an integral part of exam preparation and writing! They flower too late for that in Grahamstown I think for the students have mostly gone home by the time the flowers are out. Perhaps climate change has something to do with it?
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I was a student in Grahamstown for a time too, and I can’t remember jacarandas there – perhaps even back then they flowered too late.
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