Winter rains historically usher in a beautiful spring in the Texas Hill country! Wildflower Center officials have already spotted bluebonnets preparing to bloom between Marble Falls and Llano. Bluebonnets and over 5000 species of wildflowers will peak mid-March through May. Deemed the Texas state flower in 1901, bluebonnets have become the backdrop for family pictures, the object of paintings and the subject of stories.
An interesting fact: The Texas Department of Transportation buys and sows about 30,000 pounds of wildflower seeds each year along the Texas roadways. While the best corridor to view them is between Austin and San Antonio, a plethora of these beauties are seen from Johnson City to Fredericksburg, Marble Falls, Llano, Brenham and many places in North Texas. If visiting North Texas, just be patient as the bluebonnets do not peak until mid-April.
Thanks to El Nino’s warming of the Pacific Ocean we experienced a cooler, wetter Texas winter that alleviated our drought! The good news is, due to this two-year drought grasses and plants have died off creating more spacious displays for the nearly emerging abundant crop of wildflowers and bluebonnets.
Texans are so proud of their bluebonnets that several Hill Country communities hold annual festivals in honor of the Lupinus texensis! While each Hill Country Community touts the best festival, there is only one “Official” Bluebonnet Festival in Texas. Each April, hosted in Washington County at the small town of Chappell Hill is THE “Bluebonnet Festival of Texas”.
While Texas wildflowers and bluebonnets have nothing to do with luxury custom home building, this Austin Texas custom home builder appreciates the beauty of the wildflowers that can be seen throughout the corridors of our highways and within the many communities we build in. These are just a few of the great golf course and waterfront communities we build our award winning homes: River Place on Lake Austin, Steiner Ranch, Flint Rock Falls, Barton Creek, Costa Bella and Escavera.
