Jacaranda cuspidifolia AND J. mimosifolia flowering

[Eric in Orlando]

Both Jacaranda cuspidifolia and J. mimosifolia are currently flowering. J. mimosifolia is the common species and is the one that normally flowers now. J. cuspidifolia has darker flowers and usually flowers in June/July but is flowering early this year.

Jacaranda cuspidifolia

[Eric in Orlando]

Jacaranda mimosifolia

[MattyB]

I can't tell the difference between J. mimosafolia, J. cuspidifolia, and J. caucana.

[BeerPlant]

I can't tell the difference between J. mimosafolia, J. cuspidifolia, and J. caucana.

yeah really! All are beauts though......great pics as usual

[Peter]

Jacaranda mimosifolia:

J. cuspidifolia:

J. caucana:

[Peter]

Here's another J. cuspidifolia:

[MattyB]

So cuspidifolia has slightly darker flowers and the most noticeable difference, it seems, is that J. cuspidifolia has flowers in bunches whereas J. mimosafolia seems to have them more evenly spaced out.

That J. caucana looks like it's at Gary's and both his and mine are too early to tell in my opinion.

Thanks Peter.

[Peter]

Yes that is Gary's caucana-it's the only one I know that's bloomed so far. I didn't see it but Gary said the flowers are a sky blue, and it flowered at about 6' tall which is unusual for a Jacaranda(except for the jasminoides which can bloom at 3'). The caucana looks great all the way thru the winter which is nice. All the caucanas going around are from Ari in Australia. Here's my caucana-note how lush it is for early spring:

[MattyB]

I have 2 J. caucana via Len, which originated from Ari. They are in my canyon where it's coldest and gopher-est. Like the other Jacaranda they look beautiful all through Winter and are now yellow and loosing their leaves as the new flushes are forming. They're about 4 feet tall but no blooms visible yet. I'm hoping they are aggressively rooted like J. mimosafolia so they can tap into some ground water.

I thought Gary's J. caucana had larger leaflets than mine. Maybe due to better care.

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[Peter]

I was hoping you'd post that photo Ken.

[fastfeat]

I was hoping you'd post that photo Ken.

From Fullerton Arboretum. With some luck, will be able to update this season... Shot "as is" (as was??) without any color or contrast adjustments done.

[Eric in Orlando]

great side by side photo !!!

[MattyB]

Awesome!

[Hillizard]

Despite the fact its leaves are turning as we approach November, my grafted Jacaranda cuspidifolia 'Sapphire' is going into winter dormancy with one last floral finale. Hope the cold this winter doesn't burn back the branch tips too much. Strangely enough, my 'Bonsai Blue' dwarf Jacaranda still has bright green leaves and shows no signs of slowing down growth yet. 

[Silas_Sancona]

Have noticed several larger Jacs doing exactly the same thing around the neighborhood the last couple weeks. Recall several trees back in Bradenton presenting full, spring-like flowering displays around the end of September/ early October as well.