From a social standpoint, these admired flowers have become the epicenter of spring photos for couples, families and pets. There are multiple stories as to when and how the first bluebonnet ...

Meanwhile, the male pollen-bearing anthers brush against the bee's body, leaving pollen that the bee can transport to another bluebonnet flower. This bit of trickery on the part of the bluebonnet ...

Related: Bluebonnet Festival returns to Ennis for 73rd year But there’s one particular color that Texans flock to view: blue. The state flower — the bluebonnet — is making its appearance again.

The best time to plant bluebonnet seeds are from Sept. 1-Dec. 15, and for the best results plant before mid-November. Planting seeds during the fall to early winter months gives the seeds time to ...

While many people like to stop and take photos of these flowers, the plants also play a deeper role representing Texas' unique culture, history and climate. For over 100 years, the bluebonnet has ...

It's that time of year. The bluebonnets are in bloom, and if you can't get enough of the state flower, you'll want to take a drive 30 miles south of Dallas on Interstate 45 to Ellis County.

We're in prime bluebonnet viewing season in Texas, which also means it's time to break out those cameras. The Texas state flower, known scientifically as Lupinus texensis, normally blooms from ...

Here's what we know about the Texas maroon bluebonnet, a hybrid cultivar of the traditional state flower. The Alamo Fire bluebonnet, originally named the Texas Maroon, symbolizes the culmination ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Tuesday marks the official first day of spring, and in Central Texas, that means a beautiful bloom of our state flower, the bluebonnet. But come early summer, after the showy ...

The germination of bluebonnet seeds is dependent on fall and early winter rains, Arnold explained. The state flowers also require enough time to get established before the cold in winter and just ...

Can't get enough of the state flower? Then it's worth the drive 30 miles south of Dallas on Interstate 45 to Ellis County. Ennis the "Official Bluebonnet City" of Texas is home to some of the best ...