What?

Found this the other day. It looked pretty bad last Fall, and I thought the November freeze had killed it, so I left the pot out unprotected for the rest of the winter.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!

This is Jacaranda jasminoides. It's more purple or maroon than the common J. mimosifolia. Evidently the inattention over the summer, coupled with being left on a heat-reflective deck, hardened it off enough to survive.

Perhaps it's worth trying as a wall shrub in the Northwest.