Texas Bluebonnet

Lupinus texensis

Texas pride, courage, sacrifice.

Did you know

The Texas bluebonnet is the official state flower of Texas, and at one point was so contested that the legislature declared all five Texas bluebonnet species equally official.
Each spring, vast wild displays of bluebonnets cover Texas highways, drawing tourists and photographers from around the world.
Despite urban legends, it's not actually illegal to pick bluebonnets in Texas — but you should never trespass or trample them.
Lady Bird Johnson, Texas-born First Lady, was instrumental in promoting the planting of bluebonnets along American highways during her 1965 'Beautify America' initiative.
Bluebonnet seeds have a waxy coat so hard they can lie dormant for years, then germinate after rain has softened the seed coat.