ENNIS, Texas — After a long winter, the official “bluebonnet city of Texas” throws a hero’s welcome for the state flower.

Bluebonnets grow next to Park Rte 12 near the Chisos Mountains on Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Staff Photographer ...

“we usually have so many bluebonnets, it won’t affect the look of it.” Lupinus covers Texas like a floral quilt, with six species that are native to Texas popping up from Big Bend to Texas ...

For example, they can thrive in the limestone formations in the Hill Country to the rocky soils alongside highways between the Big Bend area to the Panhandle. “Additionally, bluebonnets are ...

April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...

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Desert marigold, Texas bluebells, and Big Bend bluebonnets, a taller cousin of the state flower, cover the desert floor in early spring. Cacti such as claret cup cactus add splashes of red to the ...

Location: Statewide Season: January to April There are actually six types of bluebonnets that bloom within Texas: the annual lupine, Big Bend bluebonnet, perennial bluebonnet, dune bluebonnet ...

From bustling cities to small towns, beaches to mountains, Texas is full of surprises just waiting to be discovered. Here are ...

The Chisos Mountains at Big Bend National Park ... The park is renowned for its wildflower blooms, including bluebonnets, ocotillo, and desert marigolds, which typically peak in March and April.