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Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Jacaranda is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 25-50 ft × 15-30 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect blue and purple blooms in summer. It attracts bees, stands up well to drought, heat and humidity.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 25-50 ft × 15-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat, Humidity
- Watch out for
- Messy — drops litter, Weak wood — branches break
- Native to
- Argentina, Bolivia
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