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Ingleside, TX 78362
I DEVELOPED THIS WEBSITE TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE OF DESERT PLANTS
(THIS IS OVER A FOURTY YEAR COLLECTION.)
THERE ARE SEVERAL PAGES OF PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF DESERT PLANTS
Blue Bonnets
Lupinus Havardii
Big Bend or Chisos Bluebonnet
Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
The state flower of Texas! This popular low maintenance winter annual is now available in white and pink in addition to the classic blue.
Hardiness: Zone 7
Exposure: Full sun
Size: Height 1 foot tall, 1 foot wide
Bloom Time: March to May.
Care: For maximum spring show, plant scarified seed and/or transplants in fall. Be careful not to water too often.
A hardy winter annual native to Texas. this is the most commonly seen variety along roadsides and in uncultivated pastures throughout the state. Flowers are densely arranged on a spike with a characteristic ice white terminal tip. Bluebonnets cannot tolerate poorly drained, clay based soils. Seed planted in poorly drained soils will germinate, but plants will never fully develop. Seedlings will become either stunted or turn yellow and soon die. Prefers a sloped area in light to gravelly, well-drained soil. Requires full sun.
It is forbidden to use the information and pictures on this site for any commercial use without prior permission from
Art Worley.
Wild Bonsai
This is a naturally growing Cat Claw Acacia, growing at the SE corner of the runway on Terlingua Ranch.
