Every year, as spring arrives in South Africa, city streets burst into a breathtaking display of color thanks to the blooming ...

Jacaranda trees are a symbol of spring in the South African province of Gauteng. These subtropical trees start blooming each ...

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The annual jacaranda bloom in L.A. has come to signify the start of summer. (Yasara Gunawardena / For The Times) It was Alexis Murphy’s tradition to photograph the jacaranda that guarded her childhood ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – People in Santa Barbara are starting to see plenty of purple. Jacaranda trees are in bloom. They line streets on the Eastside and Westside of Santa Barbara. People walking and ...

The jacaranda is one of the most photographed trees in Sydney and this year’s spring bloom is set to turn social media purple ...

Every spring, Pretoria transforms into a haze of lavender and lilac as more than 70 000 jacaranda trees burst into bloom.

Jacaranda Trees Started Blooming inland a couple of weeks ago, but those planted in coastal San Diego began showing their bluish-purple color just this past week. That's not unusual, as the blooms ...

Like many of their human counterparts, they are transplants to Los Angeles, trying to make it in a town of newcomers. For two weeks in late spring, they burst forth in their fancy best, shedding their ...

It's that time of the year again – stunning pops of colour from some of our favourite flora are everywhere as the weather starts to warm up. And there's one thing in particular Sydneysiders, and ...

This year’s jacaranda bloom in L.A. was short a few trees following the January wildfires, but experts say many burned trees will recover. “Don’t seek perfection,” consulting arborists advised those ...

It was Alexis Murphy’s tradition to photograph the jacaranda that guarded her childhood home in Pasadena. One year, she arranged its violet droppings in the shape of a heart. Another year, she turned ...