So vote early and often! Thanks for your support! (And thank you to Pamela Price for the vote graphic.) Click to VOTE.Īll material © 2006-2012 by Pam Penick for Digging. You can vote once a day (it’s on a 24-hour cycle) until March 21. These sun-loving flowers are bluish purple with a white tip. Why is this spring, following a year of drought (in fact, we’re not out of it yet, despite recent rains), shaping up to be so spectacular? Perhaps our plants are responding with gratitude to the reprieve, as are we gardeners.īy the way, my blog Digging is a finalist for Best Gardening Blog in the Readers’ Choice Awards at . 1) Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) Starting with the most well-known wildflower in the state of Texas, the Texas Bluebonnet Our state flower can be found along roadsides starting in March. This field guide to prairie flowers, bushes and grasses is to identify common species at UT Austin: PINK RED ORANGE YELLOW BLUE/PURPLE WHITE/GREEN. Weeds are often grouped by morphological characteristics into the categories: broadleaf weeds, grassy weeds, and sedges (Table 1). This one, in an office complex near my house, has been catching my eye as I drive past every day.Ĭascades of purple blossoms contrast with the dark-green, shiny leaves, and from several feet away you can smell the grape Kool-Aid scent.īees hum busily as they climb in and out of the dangling flowers. A basic understanding of the types of weeds commonly found in turf is very helpful in identification and herbicide selection. Look-even as a parking-lot tree surrounded by cars it’s stunning.
In my 18 years in Austin, I cannot remember the Texas mountain laurels blooming as beautifully as they are doing this spring.
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