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Jacaranda jackpot: Where to find that purple haze

Sure, their petals are messy and hard to clean off your car. But that seems a small price to pay for the wondrous spectacle of jacarandas in bloom, heralding the start of summer. Below, a few choice spots where you can enjoy those short-lived blossoms in all their ultra-vivid, ultra-violet glory.

1. UCLA   Westwood / West L.A.

Locate some lavender in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden on UCLA's north campus


UCLA
2. Traxx   Downtown L.A.

The towering old trees in the back patio of this Union Station restaurant are aglow with romantic lanterns.


Traxx
3. Victoria Avenue, Crenshaw district   Crenshaw District

This wide street just west of Crenshaw Blvd., is jammed with jacarandas for five straight blocks. Start at Martin Luther King Blvd. and head north as far as Rodeo Rd.


Victoria Avenue, Crenshaw district
4. Elysian Park   Downtown L.A. & adjacent

Despite its name, Avenue of the Palms is home to scores of jacarandas, thanks to the Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park.


Elysian Park
5. Palm Drive, Beverly Hills   Beverly Hills

90210's flashiest jacs are on the 500 to 700 blocks of Palm Drive.


Palm Drive, Beverly Hills
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