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Saturday - January 31, 2015
From: Pflugerville, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Wildflowers
Title: Best date for spring bluebonnet blooms for 2015
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
What is the estimated date range for the best bluebonnet viewing in the Hill Country this year (2015). I have guests from the north planning a visit and we'd like to pick a weekend with great possibilities.ANSWER:
Generally, the first weekend in April is the peak of the bluebonnet blooming. I think you could pick a weekend before or a weekend after that date and still have lots of blooms to see. Because of the regularly spaced rains since fall of last year, there are a plethora of bluebonnet rosettes growing already this January around Central Texas. If the rains continue on a regular basis into the spring, we should have a really good show this year.
You can check several webpages in March with information about routes for seeing bluebonnets:
- Texas Bluebonnet Sightings
- Escape to the Lakes and Hills of Texas
- Shop Across Texas
- Visit Brenham Texas
- Texas Less Traveled
The Texas Department of Transportation in previous years has had a Wildflower Hotline beginning in March. Check their webpage this March to find bluebonnets hotspots.
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