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.10
SSkua replykbin.earth3Hide 3 repliesAre they actually that vividly purple in real life or has the photo's purple saturation been cranked up?3
wwal_kr replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThe flowers are distinctly purple, but that photo's overblown a bit - this is a more accurate representation: 11
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 hazard8
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.2
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