Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)

The Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is one of the most beloved and iconic flowering trees of the East African urban landscape, famously turning Nairobi’s streets into rivers of lavender-blue twice a year. Its large, spreading, vase-shaped canopy erupts in thousands of vivid violet-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers in spectacular seasonal flushes, followed by delicate, fern-like, feathery compound leaves that provide beautiful, dappled shade. A tree of extraordinary beauty, deeply connected to the spirit of Nairobi. An essential choice for large gardens, parks, schools, and estates.