We have two huge purple flowering trees on the main entrance street of the park. I have been trying like crazy to find out what kind of trees they are. Googling “purple flowering trees of south Texas” got me nowhere. (click on pictures for more info)
Today, Connie, our church board chairman, invited me to Feature Day at the Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen. As we were driving out of the park, she said, “See those two beautiful trees with purple flowers?”
“Yes!!”
Connie explained, “Years ago, I brought some seed pods back from Australia and we planted them here and they have thrived!!”
They are Jacaranda trees!
To be more exact: Jacaranda mimosifolia.
I’m going to retrieve some of the seed pods and send them to our good friend and cactus gardener at Sunscape, Toma!
