Mendel’s Gardens

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Jacaranda · Blue Jacaranda · Black Poui · Fern Tree

Family BignoniaceaeGenus Jacaranda

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

The plant

Habit
TreePlant Finder
Habit
Perennial, TreePLANTS Database
Height
25-50 ftPlant Finder
Spread
15-30 ftPlant 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 sun
Soil
Sandy, fertile, well-drained
Watering
Medium

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 Database — USDA NRCS.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. 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.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, JacarandaPublic domain
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Jacaranda (Blgnoniaceae). J. mimosifolia germ. in 2nd w (J H).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Jacaranda. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.