Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
Texas bluebonnet is the beloved state flower, blanketing spring roadsides in deep blue with white-tipped spikes. A reliable, self-sowing annual for sunny, well-drained ground.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, blue
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~35 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AR, LA, OK, TX
Related native plants
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