Jacaranda Tree, Pretoria in South Africa

The Purple Paradise, Pretoria in South Africa is popularly known as the Jacaranda City due to the thousands of Jacaranda trees planted in its streets, parks and gardens. This is the months of October and November, Pretoria is transformed into a glowing purple mass - around 40 000 and 70 000 Jacaranda trees in Pretoria are in bloom! Jacarandas line the streets and dot the parks and gardens throughout the city and purple carpet their floors with their bee-attracting blossoms. The greatest displays of nature's colors, thanks to the ubiquitous jacaranda tree, which lines street after street, showering its bright petals on sidewalks and roadways, bringing a lightness to every day.