inhabitedbeauty·InhabitedBeautybyPugJesus Sydney, AustraliaView original on piefed.social93Comments9Reply
wwal_kr replylemmy.world5Hide 5 repliesThey're jacarandas - they look nice, but you need to watch out because the flowers are pretty slippery once they've fallen.10Reply
SSkua replykbin.earth3Hide 3 repliesAre they actually that vividly purple in real life or has the photo's purple saturation been cranked up?3Reply
wwal_kr replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThe flowers are distinctly purple, but that photo's overblown a bit - this is a more accurate representation: 11Reply
SSkua replykbin.earth1Hide 1 replyThat's still a pretty incredible colour! I can see why they'd be popular even if they're a bit of a slip hazard8Reply
BBaggie replylemmy.zipThey're gorgeous. We have a view over the greater Sydney area, this time of year you get pockets of purple that show up it's really lovely.2Reply
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What kind of trees are the purple ones?
They're jacarandas - they look nice, but you need to watch out because the flowers are pretty slippery once they've fallen.
Cunt trees, live in Brisbane, actual plague these things are 😂
Are they actually that vividly purple in real life or has the photo's purple saturation been cranked up?
The flowers are distinctly purple, but that photo's overblown a bit - this is a more accurate representation:
That's still a pretty incredible colour! I can see why they'd be popular even if they're a bit of a slip hazard
They're gorgeous. We have a view over the greater Sydney area, this time of year you get pockets of purple that show up it's really lovely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda_mimosifolia