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Lupinus texensis, the Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine [1] is a species of lupine found in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. With other related species of lupines also called bluebonnets, it is the state flower of Texas. [2] [3] It is an annual [4] which begins its life as a small ...
The bluebonnets are blooming in Texas, and it looks like its going to be a good year. A prediction from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin is looking more prescient by the day ...
Bluebonnet blooms are now a common sight along these highways in the springtime. [2] They serve as a popular backdrop for family photographs, and the Department of Public Safety issues safety recommendations with regard to drivers pulling off highways to take such pictures.
“On a scale from one to 10, this year looks like it could be an eight, for bluebonnets in particular, if not even better,” said Andrea DeLong-Amaya, the center’s director of horticulture.
Lupinus havardii is a species of lupine known by the common names Big Bend bluebonnet and Chisos bluebonnet. It is native to Texas and Chihuahua , where it blooms between January and June. Its habitat includes gravelly, fine talus , and the alluvial soils in the desert, valleys, hills, and mountain slopes.
Peak bluebonnet season runs from late March through late April. Here are the Texas towns to visit if you want to see them before they're gone.
The pea-like flowers have an upper standard, or banner, two lateral wings, and two lower petals fused into a keel. The flower shape has inspired common names such as bluebonnets and quaker bonnets. The fruit is a pod containing several seeds. The seeds contain alkaloids which lend them a bitter taste.
One of the best parts of spring in Texas has to be the bloom of bluebonnets! As spring unfolds across the Lone Star State, here's where to go so you can snap a picture with the state flower.