Jacaranda mimosifolia, also known as blue jacaranda, or simply jacaranda, is a decidious tree with a finely divided foliage. It can reach more than 40 ft (12 m) tall, and originates from South America, and more precisely from Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.
This tree has showy lavendar blue flowers.
Jacarandas are showy trees that are often grown in subtropical areas. However, they will withstand brief frosts of 28°F to 24°F (-2°C to -5°C), depending on the age of the trees.
Jacarandas have a decidious foliage. Leaves are bipinnate, and finely divided.
Jacarandas have blue flowers that appear in clusters.
The fruits of jacarandas are flat brown seed pods, that can be up to 3 in (7.5 cm) wide.
Jacaranda mimosifolia requiert les expositions suivantes : lumière,soleil Jacarandas can grow in a relatively large range of grounds, provided that the salinity levels are not too important. Also, they tend to prefer drained and fairly fertile grounds.
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Category - tree, shrub
Dimensions
Height 12.00 m
Width 10.00 m
Minimum temperatures
The plant is likely to die as soon as temperature is below -5.0 °C
Leaves and other aerial parts are damaged as soon as temperatures drops to -2.0 °C
Exposure - light, full sun
Leaves - decidious
Flowers - Color(s) : blue, purple
Propagation - cutting Jacarandas are easily propagated by seeds or cuttings.
Toxicity No or unknown toxicity.
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