Just in time to brighten the June gloom is our annual explosion of jacaranda blossoms. For clean-up reasons, I’m grateful not to have one at my house, but I’m especially grateful to the neighborhoods that host them for all of our enjoyment. Here are a couple of shots from Pasadena’s Jacaranda Row, aka Del Mar Boulevard. I’ve also admired the parade of purple on Mentone just north of Washington.
Where else are you seeing spectacular purple blooms?
I live on South Grand, lots here too!!!
These are wonderful shots! I think I love the fallen petals on the street even more than the actual trees. There is something so fairy-tale/whimsical about these beautiful trees.
South Pas is full of them. I like watching cars drive past the fallen petals and fling them into the air, where they do a small dance before falling back to the ground. They are incredibly sticky, it must be said, but I love them anyway.
It seems they’re everywhere. I love these trees, and these are beautiful shots. I have to admit, though, I wouldn’t want one in my yard. It’s not because of the mess. They have a subtle smell I’m not crazy about.
just beautiful! wish i could walk underneath them…. great view
Wow, some of the best shots I’ve seen in a while of the Jacaranda.
I just visited Pasadena for the first time and fell in love with these beautiful purple Jacaranda trees. What a site for sore eyes having come from Ontario, Canada!
I would never have dreamed a tree could produce such a lovely shade of purple. Amazing!!!
Thanks, Lena from Ontario! Come back to Pasadena soon!!
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