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Hekate

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22. Jacaranda are my favorite trees. Intense purple blossoms above & a carpet of purple below...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2022, 09:34 PM

May 2022

Very popular in Santa Barbara County, especially right along the coast. My former neighborhood in Goleta had a tunnel of jacaranda right around the corner from my house.

My daughter used to complain about getting sticky purple feet on the way to elementary school, but I thought that was a wussy complaint, given the tropical specimens at University of Hawai’i, my alma mater. There was something there that dropped huge seed pods that would glue themselves to my sandals and were quite difficult to scrape off.

Give me purple rain…

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Jacaranda [View all] CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 OP

I thought jacaranda was an animal, but maybe I'm thinking of jaguarundi. Ocelot II May 2022 #1

Glad you enjoyed it, and it's most definitely a plant, my dear Ocelot II! CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #2

Eucalypti enid602 May 2022 #5

Probably better than having rows of jaguarundis meeting over the tops of the streets. Ocelot II May 2022 #13

He looks quite fierce! Hekate May 2022 #23

Pretty plants Peggy! George McGovern May 2022 #3

Thanks so much, my dear George! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #7

It cools my eyes just to look at it. Lovely! planetc May 2022 #4

Thanks so much, my dear planetc! They are very refreshing to see. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #25

so pretty, but don't park underneath one. IcyPeas May 2022 #6

Yes, they are a bit messy! Sometimes we pay for the beauty...♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #8

One of my favorite trees. I tried twice to get one to grow in a too warm environment...to no avail. MLAA May 2022 #9

Thanks so much, my dear MLAA! CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #14

Lovely photo. yardwork May 2022 #10

Thank you so much, my dear yardwork! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #15

So beautiful! Loryn May 2022 #11

How kind of you to say such nice things, my dear Loryn! Thank you. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #16

Gorgeous, Peggy! Diamond_Dog May 2022 #12

Glad you like it, and thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #17

I don't recall seeing them, but maybe I just wasn't paying attention. usonian May 2022 #18

I'm not sure if they grow in the bay area. It might be too far north. Hope you find one! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #26

stunning . ohm myyy. AllaN01Bear May 2022 #19

Thanks so much, my dear AllaN01Bear! CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #27

I love these trees.. Deuxcents May 2022 #20

Right there with you, my dear Deuxcents! CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #28

great time of year here in SoCal... bahboo May 2022 #21

Spring is my favorite season, and these trees are a big reason why! So beautiful...♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #29

Jacaranda are my favorite trees. Intense purple blossoms above & a carpet of purple below... Hekate May 2022 #22

I get that with manzanita usonian May 2022 #24

Thanks for your comments, my dear Hekate! CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #30