Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacarandas in bloom in Long Beach on May 28. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) What would Los Angeles be like without the ...

Jacarandas have burst forth once more with their galvanizing purple-blue flowers, an invitation to feel joy or annoyance, depending on one’s perspective toward the tree’s spectacular yet messy ...

The jacaranda tree is a beautiful tropical tree that produces clusters of fragrant purple panicle-shaped blooms and arching branches that form a canopy shaped like an upturned umbrella. The jacaranda ...

What would Los Angeles be like without the nearly 30,000 jacaranda trees on city streets? It depends on who you ask. "The tree stands for California at its worst: all flash, no substance, a pain left ...