Texas Bluebonnets

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By Janice Brown of On the Grow

It’s time to pay a little homage to one of my favorite signs of spring, the Texas bluebonnet. The sight of this breathtaking flower brings back memories of my mother who made sure we took a trip to Brenham each year to take pictures of the grandkids in the many patches along the road. Afterwards there was always a picnic lunch she’d packed and on the way home, a stop at Dairy Queen for ice-cream. Ah, the simple joys of being a Texan!

Some may wonder what all the fuss is about over this flower. Well botanically speaking, flowers that are a true blue are a rarity in the world of botany. So a flower whose blue is as true as that of the Texas bluebonnet is one to take note. Also, those snowcapped blue wonders are a wildflower so they can be quite prolific on their own, providing the Texas landscape with massive waves of blue rivaling any ocean surf! Not to mention that they are our state flower and literally grow nowhere else on Earth, but in Texas.

Due to our warm winter, the bluebonnets are up and in full bloom extra early, so now is the time to go see them. They are usually out late March – early April, but they are riding the weather roller coaster along with the rest of us Texans and decided they’d better get going before it gets too hot.

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