I love the Jacaranda trees. They are amazing! And blue is supposed to be the rarest color for flowers... Here are few pictures from Buenos Aires from few years ago. Late November.
I assume you weren't thinking people would add in trees that need a colder climate, so I've moved this to Outdoor Tropicals. Here's a Jacaranda photo from San Diego. And a Bougainvillea (may we include shrubs?).
Nik, I am right with you on that one. I get my Jacaranda fix from growing Paulownia, the Empress tree with it's purple flowers. Not as amazing as a Jacaranda, but the purple is still gorgeous and makes it look like an out-of-place tropical tree here in a temperate climate, especially with the huge leaves. :)
That's right, I forgot it's prone to escape captivity over there. Does anyone know if still gets an invasive listing as far north as Connecticut?
I must have overlooked your mention of the Paulownia when I posted. Here's a page with details of the invasive aspect: princesstree, Paulownia tomentosa Scrophulariales: Scrophulariaceae (invasive.org)
Hi Wendy and thanks for moving it, yes, this is a much better place for it. Bougainvillea is lovely too, the only impressive specimens I have seen are grown outdoors, again, not for our climate.
As Ron B pointed out, invasive in CT. It is prohibited by law to import, move, sell, purchase, transplant, cultivate or distribute it. A couple of years ago I thought of getting a Wisteria and allow it to grow over a large dead white ash tree in the yard. Then decided against it after I noticed multiple escapees, even along highways. The ash itself was killed by an invasive insect, the emerald ash borer...
I would wish for an oleander mainly for the creamy color and of course, the scent. Hibiscus are beautiful too As are bougainvillea
Hardier oleander cultivars possible in warm and sunny planting site in Vancouver. At least for a time.
Must admit, I'd call those purple, not blue! And ditto for Paulownia. They're not blue like Meconopsis betonicifolia, or some Delphiniums, are blue
I don’t know... I think it is a thought call. What you give as an example is also not true blue, but more of a cyan color. Below is screenshot from Wikipedia about the color periwinkle , and many of the purple colors are in both the blue and violet categories. If one is really strict, then only flowers like these can be called true blue.
