Jacaranda
West Sussex,
United Kingdom 
Hello, Someone has given me a curious looking seed, rather like a fat autumn leaf. It's very hard though, not soft like a leaf. It was given to my friend by someone else, which is why I'm so vague and in need of help! All I know is that it's a jacaranda or blue something. Could I grow it outside or is it a pot plant please and should I plant it now or in spring? Jacaranda sounds a bit exotic.
17 Oct, 2009
Answers
my rhs book says cultivate under glass in JI3.in full light and good ventilation. min temp 5degrees centigrade . germinate 16 -21 degrees c in the spring. so it can be a specimen tree in a large pot and then bring in, in the winter. probably wont flower here though.
17 Oct, 2009
Thank you both. I will plant it in a pot then and see what happens. Disappointed to think it won't flower though.
Penny
19 Oct, 2009
Yes, it is a shame, they are so beautiful in flower.
19 Oct, 2009
Grows well in Queensland, Australia - tropical tree, has to be kept indoors here in the winter. No idea how to grow from seed though - bits of info on the web, googled it, but couldn't find instructions for growing from seed. Beautiful tree though.
17 Oct, 2009