The Alamo Fire bluebonnet, originally named the Texas Maroon, symbolizes the culmination of a multidecade initiative.

“At one point in time, Dr. Jerry Parsons (professor and AgriLife Extension specialist emeritus) was challenged to grow a Texas flag with red, white, and blue bluebonnets — a project that took ...

Although some regions of Texas are expected to see fewer bluebonnets than usual this year due to drought, the Houston area should have them in abundance. "They need pretty consistent rainfall as ...

were tasked with designing a Texas flag layout using bluebonnets to honor the state's sesquicentennial in 1986 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...