Jacaranda flowers

Have you ever heard of Jacaranda, a member of the family Honeysuckle from South America?
As you can see in the photo, it is a deciduous tree with purple flowers blooming in bunches like grapes, and the green leaves and purple flowers are very beautiful.
In Atami City, there are tall trees looking up height and shrubs eye level along National Route 135 sidewalks between East Kaigan Town "Jacaranda Promenade" ~ Nagisa Town "Shinsui Park" and in Shinsui Park.

It is said that the flowering period in Japan is June, but due to the climate, it is very rare for flowers to bloom on the mainland planted in open ground, and there were years when they did not bloom at all in Atami, and there are trees that bloom for the second time not only in June but also in September and October.
Not all trees bloom when they bloom, and some years only a few bloomed. Some trees bloom a lot, some bloom only one bunch, and some don't bloom at all...
How much will it bloom this season?

* Bougainvillea is also in full bloom at the same time in Itokawa, so please visit it as well.

[Main jacaranda planting locations and number]
● Jacaranda promenade along Route 135, next to the sundeck ・・・ 1 tall tree of about 10 m, 4 trees of 3 ~ 5 m, 100 shrubs of 1 ~ 2 m
●Along National Route 135 downhill Chuo Police Box ~ Shinsui Park No. 2 Construction Zone ・・・ 20 trees of 5~6m
●Shinsui Park 3rd Construction Zone: 1 tall tree about 2m tall around the pedestrian bridge, 5 shrubs on the slope of the Wada River
Total of the above: 25 tall trees other than shrubs, 105 shrubs

[History]
・Planted a tree in July 1990 to commemorate the international sister city partnership with Cascais, Portugal one of the green spaces in the palace
・In 2000, trees were planted along the national highway in front of the central police box diagonally ~ in front of the Shinsui Park event plaza 24 trees
　Some have since been transplanted, others have been newly planted. ）
・In April 2013, trees were planted in Shinsui Park No. 2 in front of the Tourism Association and No. 3 3 trees in the 2nd construction zone, 2 trees in the 3rd construction zone
・On June 1, 2013, the "Jacaranda Promenade" was completed in the Omiya green area east side 45 young trees were planted.
・September 2013 ~ June 2014 Heisei 26 2013: Maintenance tree planting in the Omiya green area west side, transplantation of several trees from along the national highway
・June 2014: Completion of "Jacaranda Promenade"

Address: Shizuoka Prefecture Atami City East Coast Town ~ Nagisa Town
Phone number: 0557-86-6218 Atami City Parks and Green Space Division
Access: Jacaranda promenade Omiya pine tree
■About 20 minutes on foot from JR Atami Station
■ From JR Atami Station, take a bus bound for Atami Port for about 5 minutes → get off at "Omiya pine tree".
Parking lot / Municipal toll P East Parking Lot, Shinsui Park, etc., etc.