jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
USDA zones10 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size25 to 50 feet tall15 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue-purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a tree for containers, specimen planting, and xeriscape gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and tolerates drought. Blue-purple flowers open in spring and again in summer, and bees and birds visit them.
Pairs well with Flamboyant, Orange bougainvillea, Blue grama, and Frangipani.
Native range
Argentina and Bolivia.