USDA Plants Database
Distribution Map
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Lupinus texensis
Bluebonnets
Item #: 1002
Category: Wildflowers
Habit: Annual
Bloom: Mar-May
Height: 6-20
Planting Rates:
20 lb per acre
1 oz. per 130 sq. ft.
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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Dry Medium |
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Description
This familiar and much-loved annual grows from a height of six inches to about a foot and a half tall, depending on soil conditions and climate. It is among the first prairie wildflowers to appear in the spring. The state flower of Texas! Prefers hillsides and well drained areas. Bluebonnets are thought to have originated on the granitic soils of the Llano Uplift. Because Texas Bluebonnet is an annual plant, next year's crop will only grow from previous years' seeds. Allow your wildflowers to fully mature and ripen their seeds before mowing.
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