Jacaranda — 19 species
Botanical species in the genus Jacaranda recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Jacaranda brasiliana
Jacaranda brasiliana
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical areas, found mainly at elevations below 600 metres but sometimes found up to 1,000 metres. Grows best in a sunny position. Young seedlings usually establish well when planted out and grow away quickly.
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Jacaranda caroba
Jacaranda caroba
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics where it is generally found at elevations from 500 - 1,600 metres. Prefers a sunny position. Grows best in a well-drained, fertile soil.
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Jacaranda copaia
Jacaranda copaia
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. A fast-growing tree in open areas. Young trees are unbranched with a cluster of giant leaves at their top.
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Jacaranda cuspidifolia
Jacaranda cuspidifolia
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant. Young plants grow quickly.
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Jacaranda macrantha
Jacaranda macrantha
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. A fast-growing tree, easily reaching a height of 4 - 5 metres within 2 years from seed.
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Jacaranda micrantha
Jacaranda micrantha
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
A tree of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is usually found at lower elevations, but extending up to 900 metres. Prefers a position in full sun. Succeeds in a well-drained, high-fertlity soil.
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Jacaranda mimosifolia
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations from 500 - 2,400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 34°c, but can tolerate 10 - 38°c. Young growth is intolerant of frost, but older trees can sometimes withstand occasional short-lived lows to -5°c.
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Jacaranda obtusifolia
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
Jacaranda obtusifolia is planted as an ornamental. It can escape from cultivation and has sometimes become naturalised outside of its native distribution. A showy and very ornamental species due to its delicate leaflets that resemble the leaves of ferns and for its abundant and beautiful blue flowers, which bloom exactly when the tree is leafless.
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Jacaranda puberula
Jacaranda puberula
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
Jacaranda puberula is a tree of the subtropical and tropical zones, where it can be found from near sea level up to 1,000 metres or more. Prefers a sunny position. When planted out, seedlings usually establish fairly well, growing away moderately well but seldom exceeding a height of 3 metres in two years.
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