It's jacaranda season

Leading into December, Jacaranda season is in full bloom, but we don't expect this to last all the way to Christmas. Jacaranda season runs from late spring to early summer and we all love the purple, the streets come alive.

Jacaranda trees are not native to Australia, the sub-tropical tree is native to Central and South America and have been here for about 150 years. Seeds were transported to Australia among other countries by seafarers, the jacaranda is pretty much an international tree now. In Perth the trees are deciduous, they look terrible in winter stripped of leaves and foliage but this time of year the explode in colour bringing plenty of Christmas cheer, just a shame it never lasts all the way to Christmas.