The jacaranda is a striking but polarizing piece of the Southern California streetscape. “They’re pretty, but sticky. If they get on your car it’s like getting married all over again when you drive ...

When you look up at a vibrant purple jacaranda tree–or a bush of bougainvillea, sprout of birds of paradise, or fragrant patch of jasmine, for that matter–you can thank Kate Sessions, a pioneering ...

This year’s jacaranda bloom in L.A. was short a few trees following the January wildfires, but experts say many burned trees will recover. “Don’t seek perfection,” consulting arborists advised those ...

“There are not purple flowers anymore,” said one Clairemont resident. “No, this year it’s nothing,” said Erika Maul while walking her dog along Clairemont Drive. The jacarandas sprung purple flowers ...

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What would Los Angeles be like without the nearly 30,000 jacaranda trees on city streets? It depends on who you ask. "The tree stands for California at its worst: all flash, no substance, a pain left ...

Every spring, streets across Australia turn purple with the delicate, falling flowers of jacarandas. This year, they'll likely be flowering over Christmas. The colour of the flowers is often debated — ...

The pretty pop of color showed up a little early, making the blooms appear a little thinner because of our warm winter, horticulturalists say. Former Times Staff The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...

Grafton in northern New South Wales is often labelled Australia's jacaranda capital, but a gardens curator believes Brisbane should hold the title. Ross McKinnon, former curator of the Brisbane ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Johannesburg, known to locals simply as Joburg, has long been dubbed ...