Related cultures of Jacaranda around the world

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Jacaranda has unique cultural heritage in many parts of the world. These cultural significances add more charm to jacaranda. For example, in Mexico and Zimbabwe, the blooming of jacaranda symbolizes the arrival of spring.

Jacaranda-related culture in South Africa

Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, has the "Jacaranda City" (English: Jacaranda City, Afrikaans: Jakarandastad, because every time spring comes, the numerous jacarandas in the city bloom and turn the entire city blue. The title "Jacaranda City" often appears in Afrikaans songs.

Jacara related culture in Australia

There is a Christmas song about jacaranda in Australia, Christmas where gum trees grow. Because the summer when the Jacaranda tree blooms is Christmas in Australia - as the song goes, "when the bloom of the Jacaranda tree is here, Christmas time is near... (When the bloom of the Jacaranda tree is here, Christmas time is near...) Christmas is coming)”.

Jacaranda related culture in Argentina

In Argentina, the writer Alejandro Dolina recounts a legend about a giant jacarandá tree in his book Crónicas del ?ngel Gris (Chronicles of the Gray Angel) . This tree is located in Plaza Flores (Flores Square) in Buenos Aires, and it can play tango music on request. Writer and musician María Elena Walsh dedicated one of her songs called "Canción del Jacarandá" to this tree.

British singer Steve Tilson in his song "Jacaranda" celebrates this beautiful tree he encountered in Australia. (This song is the 11th on his album Ziggurat released in 2008).

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