There are at least 49 known varieties of jacaranda trees, but the one most likely to fill your Instagram feed is Jacaranda mimosifolia. It produces a vibrant show of purple flowers in late spring.

Jacarandas have burst forth once more with their galvanizing purple-blue flowers, an invitation to feel joy or annoyance, depending on one's perspective toward the tree's spectacular yet messy ...

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 ...

It was Alexis Murphy’s tradition to photograph the jacaranda that guarded her childhood home in Pasadena. One year, she arranged its violet droppings in the shape of a heart. Another year, she turned ...