Discover the Natural Beauty of These Iconic Texas Wildflowers
February 27, 2020 | By
Wildflowers
Everything You Need to Know About Texas’ Native Wildflowers
February 27, 2020 | By Joe Nick Patoski
The 3 Best Places to See Poppies in Texas
February 21, 2020 | By Shari Biediger
Springtime calls for road trips to see Texas’ native wildflowers—bluebonnets, firewheels, and pink evening primroses, just to name a few. But other flowers bloom this time of year, too, and they’re celebrated in festive fashion in El Paso, Castroville, and Georgetown.
A Road Trip to Utopia, Complete with Wildflowers and the Rugged Wonders of the Hill Country
May 23, 2019 | By
Garner State Park, Lost Maples State Natural Area, and the surrounding Hill Country take you away from it all in the May edition of “A Piece of Texas” video series.
Catch May’s Second Wave of Wildflower Blooms While You Still Can
May 6, 2019 | By John Lumpkin
This May, the Texas Hill Country is proving there is more than bluebonnets to revere. A second wave of blooms is eclipsing the dazzling bluebonnet crop with prolific Indian blanket, reddish-purple winecup, pinkish primrose, coreopsis, and others. The same combo of rain and sun that produced the bluebonnet displays are benefitting this second wave, as well.
Identifying Texas Wildflowers with The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Studio 512 in Austin
April 11, 2019 | By TH Staff
Senior horticulturist Julie Marcus helps identify the common wildflowers blooming this spring
A Runner Reflects on Lady Bird Johnson’s Legacy and the Companionship of Nature
April 5, 2019 | By S. Kirk Walsh
Johnson described nature as her daily companion. “The song of the wind in the upper branches of the pine trees is the most evocative symphony I’ve ever heard.”
Gallery: Wildflowers of the Hill Country
April 2, 2019 | By TH Staff
For our March 2019 issue, we sent photographer Theresa DiMenno out to capture spring color in 2018. These are some of our favorite images that we didn’t have room for in the issue.
The Best Texas Wildflower Photos from 2019
March 19, 2019 | By
Texas is awash in color after a wet fall and winter. These are some of our favorite photos readers have shared with us so far this year.
Photo: Clymer Meadow Preserve
March 1, 2019 | By
With their characteristically droopy petals, Black Samson coneflowers seem ready to turn down for the night as the sun sets on the Clymer Meadow Preserve northwest of Greenville. The preserve protects remnants of the Blackland Prairie, a tallgrass prairie that once stretched from the Texas coast to Canada. Prairies and pastures in North Texas and the plains of the Panhandle provide native habitats for this perennial, which blooms April through July and can also be propagated in gardens.
Photographers Capture Texas’ Spectacular Variety of Wildflowers in Every Region of the State
March 1, 2019 | By
Awed by the spectacular variety of wildflowers throughout Texas, we sent four photographers on a springtime mission across the state. They combed seven distinct regions of Texas, from the shaded forests of the Piney Woods to the mountains and deserts of the Big Bend, from sandy coastal dunes to rolling hills and the vast plains of the Panhandle. The results are as magnificent and diverse as the lands that nurture our abundant blossoms.
Gallery: Gulf Coast & South Texas Wildflowers
February 28, 2019 | By TH Staff
For our March 2019 issue, we sent photographer Larry Ditto to capture spring blooms in South Texas and the Gulf Coast. These are some of our favorite images that we didn’t have room for in the issue.
Everything You Need to Know About Texas Wildflower Season
February 13, 2018 | By
With its sprawling size and diversity of landforms, Texas offers a treasure of spectacular wildflowers for residents and visitors alike. More than 5,000 species of flowering plants are native to Texas.
We’ve curated the best of our recent wildflower features to help you enjoy the best of Texas wildflower season.
