Texas Wildflowers

The spring of 1988 was when I made my first trip to the state of Texas to view some of the great work that had been accomplished in their roadside beautification projects; namely the use of Texas wildflowers on stretches of highway that previously had been visually boring.

What greeted me were vast plantings of Indian Paintbrush and Texas Bluebonnets that made the roadsides look like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.

Yes. Texas you really have painted your landscape in a grand and beautiful way.

I can only wish that my state of Oklahoma would take a look at just two of the many projects that Texas has done in a quality way.

First of all Texas has excellent rest areas with restrooms and drop dead gorgeous wildflower plantings.

The following is a partial list of some wildflowers that you may see on your visit to Texas:

• Albino Paintbrush
• American Lotus
• Agaves
• Asteraceae
• Beach Morning Glory
• Beebalm
• Bishop’s Weed
• Bull Nettle
• Bitterweed
• Black-Eyed Susan
• Buttercups
• Blue-Eyed Grass
• Bluebells
• Bluebonnets
• Butterfly Weed
• Blue Sage
• Cardinal Flower
• Cedar Sage
• Cholla
• Claret Cup
• Crimson Clover
• Chocolate Flower
• Coneflower
• Coreopsis
• Daisy
• Desert Marigold
• Dewberry
• Dogwood
• Day Flower
• Downy Paintbrush
• Drummond
• Gayfeather
• Grass Pink
• Goldenrod
• Indian Blanket
• Mexican Gold Poppy
• Mexican Hat
• Magnolia
• Milfoil
• Mountain Pink
• Mustard
• Nettle
• Obedient Plant
• Ocotillo
• Parsley
• Phacelia
• Pinewoods Lily
• Pitcher Plant
• Plains Coreopsis
• Phlox
• Pink Evening Primrose
• Prairie Larkspur
• Rainbow Cactus
• Spiderwort
• Sunflower
• Yellow Primrose
• Yucca