Jacaranda

Hello to all -
sorry its been a while since I was last here but I shall continue to pop by now and again, rest-assured!
Anyhow, anyone got info regarding the Jacaranda tree that they would be happy to share, please?

Cheers!

Royster

 

Hi Royster!!
Good to have you back I think Lady of Leisures got a Jacaranda- I'd love one but alas...... :rolleyes:

 

when i was in pretoria s.a.
i was lucky enough to be there when the jacaranda was in full flower we were up the top of the goverment buildings.looking down over the city,the sight was beautiful,it was like a lilac carpet.
dont know how well they would do in our climate,like flowering cherry,really messy when
they loose there flowers. good luck kathy3

 

Hi, Royster. Are you finally going to do something with those seeds?

Here's one site to look at but it does relate to my climate ...

http://www.evergreen4ever.com/LoL/GCE4EQM.html

... and although this one is for J acutifolia, the info is good and would be the same for either ...

http://www.floridata.com/ref/J/jaca_acu.cfm

Must say, although all info suggests they bloom twice a year, neither of mine have (only in April-June) and apparently last year it was the first time that they were seen to bloom twice in a couple of the towns here! :conofused:

 

The second flowering of Jacarandas tend not to be as heavy as the first as the tree has probably put so much effort into producing the leaves. I have only seen them in summer at the second flowering time as in my pics last august, one day I will get to see them in the spring in all their glory.
I don't know of anyone or anywhere where they have grown outside in the UK as they are frost tender although can take low temperatures, below freezing will normally see them off. Climate change may alter this as in the case of date palms here.

 

I grew one for quite a few years in a large pot and pruned it hard before bringing it back into a cool greenhouse for the winter each year in November.
It was mainly a foliage plant but I did get it to flower a couple of times.
The problem is that the hard prune in autumn removes all the potential flowering wood, but unless you have a really large greenhouse with plenty of height there's not much else you can do.
I found that they are very tender, and just a couple of degs below freezing kills them stone dead.

 

Hi Windy - nice to be back! In fact, its a house that I am working at that is called "Jacaranda" rather than the actual tree but I am sure its a lovely tree nevertheless!

Thanks WiseOldOwl and Kathy3 for your info! Sounds like a lovely scene indeed in Pretoria!

L of L - I haven't managed to gain any clients with a glasshouse as yet but I am persevering! The Albizia seeds will be grown as soon as I can find the right location. Thanks for the weblinks.

Strongy - in many ways I hope you are right in that climate change allows the growth of those plants currently classed as "exotics" in the UK. When I see pics of BananaMan's garden I think we are well on our way.

Pete, I take it that you have ditched the Jacaranda now? An interesting project, needless to say!

Kind regards to you all...
Royster

 

Not got mine anymore Royster, I knocked down my leanto greenhouse and built a conservatory which I find is far too warm for overwintering.
The greenhouse was just frost free, the conservatory a minimum of 10C rising to 21C during the day, this keeps a jacaranda growing through the winter, which is not good.

 

Sorry to hear this Pete!