Jacaranda mimosifolia
Black Poui · Blue Brazilian · Brazilian Rosewood · Jacaranda · Blue Jacaranda · Fern Tree
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- TreePlant Finder
- Habit
- treePlants of the World Online
- Height
- 25-50 ft8-15 mPlant Finder
- Spread
- 15-30 ft4.6-9.1 mPlant Finder
- Flower
- Showy; blue-purplePlant Finder
- Blooms
- June to JulyPlant Finder
- Native range
- Argentina, BoliviaPlant Finder
- Hardiness zones
- 10-11Plant Finder
- Note
- In St. Louis, grow in containers and bring the pots in before frost.Plant Finder
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sunPlant Finder
- Soil
- Sandy, fertile, well-drainedPlant Finder
- Soil pH
- Acid (<6.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Moisture
- Good DrainageExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Watering
- MediumPlant Finder
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plant Finder — Missouri Botanical Garden; Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension.
Worth knowing
- Pretoria is known as Jacaranda City, with more than 65,000 of the trees. At the University of Queensland, students say the blooming jacarandas mean it is time to study for exams. Wikipedia: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.
Germinates in 14 days.
Deno gives no temperature and no count -- only that it was up in the second week.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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