View image in fullscreenPeople line up for a seat on the purple bench in Milson Park, KirribilliShare View image in fullscreenJacarandas were introduced in the 1850s to Sydney’s Royal Botanic GardenShare View image in fullscreenA father helps his son pop bubbles amid the jacaranda festivitiesShare View image in fullscreenDespite being prolific in many Australian cities the tree is actually native to South America – and considered an invasive weed in parts of the countryShare View image in fullscreenFallen petals clog the windscreen wipers of a parked carShare View image in fullscreenPeople walk along Sydney’s most famous jacaranda corridor in Kirribilli Share View image in fullscreenA noisy miner feasts on nectar in DarlinghurstShare View image in fullscreenA jacaranda in AlexandriaShare View image in fullscreenJacaranda petals seen through a Brugmansia plantShare View image in fullscreenPhoto time in KirribilliShare View image in fullscreenA bike lane strewn with purple in ErskinevilleShare View image in fullscreenTrees in full bloom in Darlinghurst Share View image in fullscreenAs the weather warms into November jacarandas reach full bloomShare View image in fullscreenSightseers gather in McDougall Street, KirribilliShare View image in fullscreenBefore the mid-1800s, propagating jacarandas was excruciatingly difficult Share View image in fullscreenBy the 1930s jacarandas had spread across most major Australian cities Share View image in fullscreenCyclists take a break under the lilac canopyShare View image in fullscreenAn afternoon stroll in Erskineville Share View image in fullscreenA field with a view: jacarandas line the perimeter of a cricket pitch in ErskinevilleShare View image in fullscreenJacarandas alongside the old military barracks on Oxford Street in PaddingtonShare