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dougwalter Loc: The Colony, TX

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dub3 Loc: Sunrise Beach, Texas

warrenrowephotography wrote:

I plan to make a trip into the Hill Country on March 22nd, even though there is currently a 50% chance of rain that day. My itinerary will include Willow City Loop, SH 16 from Fredericksburg to Cherokee including Babyhead Cemetery, SH 29 from Burnet to Mason, and Park Road 4 near Inks Lake and Longhorn Caverns. My SUV (with my photo business logo and contact info on the rear window) is about to log a lot of miles that day. Hopefully I'll see some of the Texas Hedgehogs along the way!

Blue bonnets are in full force now. Lots of moisture this year will produce bumper crop of wild flowers. Willow City Loop, Hwy 71 from 281 to 16 is great. Grass is starting to grow and warm weather is here so don’t wait too long. Paint Brush and Indian Blankets will mature toward end of Blue Bonnets.

flferg Loc: Driftwood, TX

wet3843 wrote:

Planning a Texas Wild Flowers photo trip to central Texas in about two weeks - any status on the wildflowers from Texas Hedgehogs would be appreciated. Would you recommend the last week in March or the first week in April?

I have seen isolated bluebonnets and Indian paint brush in the Austin area over the last two weeks but I imagine they will be near peak in 2-3 weeks. We drove from Austin yesterday via US290 to Fredericksburg and to Willow City via Texas 16 and then back home on a FM road back to US281. The road sides on these roads still have practically no blooming flowers and it looks like it will be at least 2 weeks before there will be significant flowers. If you have any flexibility in the timing of your trip I would plan on no earlier than the first week of April. I am going to be checking out this area over the next 3 weeks and will post any good areas. There are usually good fields East of Austin as well and you might google wild flowers around Brenham Texas, etc.

wet3843

Thanks for info, right now my plans are to visit from the first week in April into the second week.

pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico

Four years ago, this was in April. My wife and I drove from SE New Mexico to Houston. At the time I was new to digital photography. And along the side of the highway all across Texas was a treasure trove of wild flora. I was like a kid let loose in a candy store.

bodiebill

Did you know that the Texas bluebonnet flower is not native to Texas?

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

pdsilen wrote:

Four years ago, this was in April. My wife and I drove from SE New Mexico to Houston. At the time I was new to digital photography. And along the side of the highway all across Texas was a treasure trove of wild flora. I was like a kid let loose in a candy store.

I'm sorry to have to report this but I was on my way to HEB Plus store and out along highway 35/37 and 281 them damn mowers were reaping the whirl wind with them damn tractor mowers.

prvk Loc: Born in Portland Me, Lived in Oracle AZ - 45

>Would you recommend the last week in March or the first week in April?<

I'm not sure, but I can tell you that the spring wildflower display is amazing along I-20, thanks to Ladybird Johnson. She definitely knew how to spruce up a Texas spring. I thank her every time I'm in central Texas
during springtime. Thanks again Ladybird. Tell the angels in Heaven that I love and appreciate you and what you did for us here on Earth. :-)

Kingman

The Texas wildflowers and Bluebonnets start climaxing first in the southern regions and work their way north. In the North Texas region, Ennis is a wonderful area to see Bluebonnets. This website below keeps you up to date on the conditions of the many fields and roads to see bluebonnets. It's been cool here and below normal temps to date in North Texas and the prediction is for a banner year for wildflowers due to the abundance of rain last fall. The weather still looks to remain below normal temp for at least another week and will delay the bluebonnet climax in any particular region.

https://www.visitennis.org/

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

dennford wrote:

Forget Texas, Try Western Australia. The wildflower collection in Western Australia is the largest on Earth. With more than 12,000 species, over 60% of which are found nowhere else on Earth,

https://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/page/outback-wildflower-trails

https://www.westernaustralia.com/en/things_to_do/forest_and_flowers/pages/wawildflowers.aspx#/

Dennford, most of us on this thread are Texans. You forget Australia and come to Texas. No doubt you have what you say but but hey, look, the drive to Australia from Texas is a little bit too far for me. The ocean is the problem with my car. No gas stations in the ocean. Come on up here.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

riderxlx wrote:

Dennford, most of us on this thread are Texans. You forget Australia and come to Texas. No doubt you have what you say but but hey, look, the drive to Australia from Texas is a little bit too far for me. The ocean is the problem with my car. No gas stations in the ocean. Come on up here.

And we will welcome you and feed you some great barbecue or steak or... Then we will take you to the coast or to the Hill Counry (even after wildflower season) or to Big Bend or...

dennford Loc: Australia

riderxlx wrote:

Dennford, most of us on this thread are Texans. You forget Australia and come to Texas. No doubt you have what you say but but hey, look, the drive to Australia from Texas is a little bit too far for me. The ocean is the problem with my car. No gas stations in the ocean. Come on up here.

Would love to, but unfortunately I can't. As for driving from the US to here, It is possible as Ben Carlin did https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carlin

dennford Loc: Australia

I know that I would be welcome, as you would be over here; However my next few years are completely booked out - a wedding in Scotland, a visit to the Philippines and several trips to the other side of Oz

ronf78155 Loc: Seguin Texas

Spent a week last year driving from Inks lake to Bryan, to Bastrop to Fredericksburg and Kerville area ....locals at each place along the way gave me clues to the best location of the bluebonnets.

mniblick

It looks like you picked a good year. I have been stalking Texas wildflowers for more than 30 years. The best I ever saw were near Brenham, Texas. It is a beautiful place and I hear that they make some good ice cream there.

https://www.dallasnews.com/life/texana/2019/02/20/texas-could-best-wildflower-season-almost-decade-thanks-wet-october-report-says