The seeds were planted on the slopes from around the intersection of F.M. 158 and the Texas 6 Bypass then southeast to around the racetrack exit. Also, areas along F.M. 2154, F.M. 2818, Texas 47 at Villa Maria and Texas 21. Other areas along Texas 6 and Texas 21 were seeded by the Texas Department of Transportation. The Texas bluebonnet has been the state flower since 1901. Then, in 1971, all lupine species were designated as the official state flower.
Bluebonnets are any of various blue-flowering plants in the lupine genus and the pea family.
The other colors of lupines may be rose, white, yellow or maroon. There are about 150 species of flowering lupines. In our landscape, we have had the bluebonnet, whitebonnet, rosebonnet and maroonbonnet lupine flowers. Many visitors tour Texas during the spring to see the beautiful display of wildflowers. There are more than 1,000 colorful wildflowers in Texas, and another 4,000 native plants that have smaller flowers.