Beautiful purple flowers are blooming under blue sky in May, Chongqing, China. The jacaranda tree Jacaranda mimosifolia is a beautiful tropical tree that produces clusters of fragrant purple panicle-shaped blooms. Jacaranda branches are arched, forming a canopy shaped like an upturned umbrella. The jacaranda tree makes an excellent shade or street tree with its fern-like leaves that can grow up to 20 inches in length. It is a fast-growing tree in a tropical environment, gaining about ten feet a year in its first years of life. Its growth rate varies depending on where it`s grown, slowing down to a moderate growth rate outside its ideal tropical environment.If a jacaranda flower drops on your head then it means good fortune. The tree represents wisdom, rebirth, wealth and good luck. The name jacaranda comes from a South American language Guarani and it means `fragrant`.
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