We have been in awe at the beautiful purple splendor of the JACARANDAS TREES here in Brisbane. There is a park, Eagle Farm Park, that is filled with blooming Jacarandas trees and we had a chance to visit this park and take a few pictures.
Jacarandas
Australian streets are awash with the magnicient purple-blue blooms
of jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia) in late spring and early summer.
As well as being superb street trees, jacarandas look stunning on their
own as a specimen tree in an open lawn, where their fallen flowers form a
colourful carpet of blue.Lots of people think jacarandas are natives, but they’re not.
They are native to Brazil, where they are deciduous, not because of cold
winters, but because of the monsoonal wet and dry seasons. They briefly
drop their leaves at the end of the dry season, then leaf up again when
the rains come.These trees can reach a height of around 10-15m, and a spread of
the same size, so you need to be careful where you plant them, as they
can extend a long way.
Thanks for the information on the Jacarandas tree: 
http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au
Oh my goodness how beautiful they are. You didn't mention if they have any aroma about them. I hope they smell as beautiful as they look.
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