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Perth City
and Surrounds
Inglewood
and other suburbs
Jacarandas
in Full Bloom
Many of the
older suburbs in Perth have their streets lined with lovely Jacaranda
trees. Their trademark purple blossoms are a feast to the eye each
spring as they herald the beginning of a season and continue on
into summer with scorching century heat temperatures. As the end
of the season nears, the Jacarandas create a lovely carpet of purple
blossoms on the ground.
The Jacarandas
are found across Australia, and have a high prominence in Brisbane.
Brisbane was home to the first Jacaranda tree in Australia when
it was collected in 1864 and planted in the City Botanic Gardens
in Brisbane by Walter Hill.
Sometimes people
are mistakenly led to believe that these trees are native to Australia.
However, they are actually native to Brazil and Argentina. They
are also commonly found in many other parts of the world including
the "Jacaranda City" of Pretoria in South Africa.
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| Jacaranda
trees, Inglewood |
"The Avenues"
in Inglewood are one of the suburbs lined with the lovely Jacaranda
trees with their trademark purple blossoms during springtime. Featured
on Perth Walkabout are photos of some lovely Jacaranda trees taken
in Inglewood in early December.
In the north
eastern suburbs, Jacarandas can be found in Mount Lawley, Inglewood
and Bedford.
During springtime,
the suburbs of Subiaco, Nedlands and Peppermint Grove north of the
river and the suburbs of Applecross and Mount Pleasant south of
the river, are awash with Jacarandas.
So adored is
the Jacaranda, that the annual Jacaranda Festival is held in Applecross
in November of each year. It is a fun day of festivities amongst
the lovely setting of Jacarandas in Applecross Village.
In Subiaco,
a walking tour suggested by the City of Subiaco refers to the naming
of one of its streets "Old Jacaranda" Way to recognise
mature Jacaranda trees which were transplanted from suburban gardens
to line this street.
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Jacaranda
trees, Inglewood
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