| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 1-3 feet tall |
| Leaves: | Other: Palmate, glabrous |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Multi-Color: Blue and white |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: and soak overnight or crack seedcoat. Add Rhizobium Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Other info: sow in fall |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Texas Superstar® |
Victory Seed Company sells seeds of Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis).
| piksihk | On March 16, 2025 | Bloomed Huge clump first to bloom and one stalk has finished blooming and setting seed pod. |
| piksihk | On March 5, 2022 | Bloomed the one that came up last year; |
| piksihk | On February 19, 2019 | Bloomed two plants in rangoon creeper bed; |
| piksihk | On March 19, 2018 | Bloomed WG. |
| piksihk | On February 28, 2018 | Bloomed HW back - selfsowed - No germ under magnolia tree |
| piksihk | On October 21, 2017 | Seeds sown HW under pecan tree |
| piksihk | On September 16, 2016 | Seeds sown HW around base of magnolia tree - front; these were nicked and soaked |
| piksihk | On January 19, 2016 | Seeds sown soaked & clipped seeds front bed; 2004 seeds and trade seeds |
| piksihk | On November 22, 2014 | Seeds sown added more seeds to front beds; also around tree |
| chelle | On March 20, 2015 | Seeds sown Direct sown - Ash tree bed Also included in mix: Lance-leaf Coreopsis Indian Blanket Plains Coreopsis Black-eyed Susan Lemon Mint Drummond Phlox Cornflower Corn Poppy |
| KelliW | On February 8, 2019 | Seeds sown #35, winter sown scarified seeds |
| antsinmypants | On April 5, 2021 | Plant emerged |
| antsinmypants | On March 23, 2021 | Seeds sown WS - Jug 43 |
| Mielikki | On December 8, 2021 | Seeds sown Mistflower garden. |
| Mielikki | On October 9, 2021 | Seeds sown Shallow planter |
| Flowerlover6 | On October 19, 2022 | Seeds sown |
| TomatoNut95 | On March 14, 2024 | Obtained plant |
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| Beautiful! by jamyers59 | Apr 2, 2014 10:02 AM | 2 |
