Texas Bluebonnet:
The Texas Bluebonnet, 'Lupinus texensis', is the state wildflower of Texas and it displays impressive spikes of blue flowers in the spring. Texas Bluebonnets are a great annual for naturalized wildflower areas. It also can be seen along roadsides and in fields in the southern USA. The Texas Bluebonnet has multiple 1/2 inch blue flowers on spokes and a white terminal tip. The blooms last for about 4 weeks in the spring. Texas Bluebonnets are used for cut flowers and for planting in mass in wildflower areas.
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