What are those purple trees called?

The cherry blossoms that have made Washington, D.C. even more of a tourist hotspot have finally met their West Coast counterpart—purple jacaranda mimosifolia trees. They’ve just started to bloom in Southern California, and the spectacular sight will give you flower fever.

What are the trees that are blooming purple right now?

Currently, jacaranda trees are blooming and lining the streets with stunning purple flowers.

Will a jacaranda tree grow in Arizona?

Native to tropical regions, the Jacaranda tree is heat resistant in Phoenix. This deciduous tree has a moderate growth rate to 40 ft. tall flowering clusters of tubular lilac-blue flowers during April and May. Jacarandas are good shade trees.

What are the purple trees in LA called?

There are estimated to be some 20,000 jacaranda trees along public streets in Los Angeles.

What trees have purple flowers?

The crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is a summer-blooming deciduous tree that grows in USDA zones 7 through 9. Crape myrtles have several flower colors, with cultivars such as “Catawba” and “Purple Tower” having purple blooms. The trees grow up to 30 feet tall with a domed canopy. Plant crape myrtles in full sun.

What is a Purple Spring Tree?

The “Purple Robe” black locust tree (Robinia “Purple Robe”) is a spring-blooming deciduous tree that grows in USDA zones 4 through 8. The locust grows up to 50 feet tall, in full sun or light shade. The violet-purple blooms form brown seed pods in the summer or fall.

What is a purple pony plum tree?

Prunus cerasifera ( Purple Pony Cherry Plum ) ‘Purple Pony’ is a dwarf cultivar, reaching only 10 to 12 feet in height. The deep purple foliage holds its color the entire season. The flowers are single, pale pink, it produes no fruit. This is a rounded, deciduous tree with ovate to obovate leaves.