Why there's a lot more to love about jacarandas than just their purple flowers
- Written by Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne
ShutterstockEvery 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 – is it indigo, blue or purple? Well, it’s all of them and more as the colour ranges from deeper to lighter shades...





