Bluebonnets for this spring are not growing as large this spring, so this leaves more room for alternative wildflowers to ...

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Historically, the flowers bloom in late March or early April, but increasing temperatures can cause them to sprout in February, as reported in West Texas in 2024 and Central Texas in 2017.

The flowers are followed by small dark purple ... It’s not reliably winter hardy in North Central Texas so I grow mine in a large pot that I can wheel into the greenhouse each winter.

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