Jacaranda dreaming
Jacaranda season has arrived once again here in these parts, with our cities and countryside exploding in lilac and purple hues thanks to these beautiful trees.
The tree is often mistaken for one of our Australian natives; but it is endemic to south-central South America.
I stood underneath one of these trees, looking skyward through the enchanting lilac flowers, and was taken by the pretty play of light passing through. This wide aperture image captures that dream-like moment.
It's understood that a former director of the Brisbane City Botanical Garden, Walter Hill, brought some seeds off a shipping captain and planted them in 1864. Together with further human assisted plantings, the trees quickly spread as their papery seeds were carried by the wind.
Growing to around 20 m.
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Jacaranda dreaming
Jacaranda season has arrived once again here in these parts, with our cities and countryside exploding in lilac and purple hues thanks to these beautiful trees.
The tree is often mistaken for one of our Australian natives; but it is endemic to south-central South America.
I stood underneath one of these trees, looking skyward through the enchanting lilac flowers, and was taken by the pretty play of light passing through. This wide aperture image captures that dream-like moment.
It's understood that a former director of the Brisbane City Botanical Garden, Walter Hill, brought some seeds off a shipping captain and planted them in 1864. Together with further human assisted plantings, the trees quickly spread as their papery seeds were carried by the wind.
Growing to around 20 m.
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