Wildflower season in the Highland Lakes announces itself each spring with a perky lupine known as the bluebonnet. And by spring, we mean February! The Texas State Flower often shows off its blue and white florets before the last frost Read more…
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The war is on against a beautiful, bushy, yellow wildflower with an offensive name. State and federal agencies are in a battle to eliminate an edible plant known as bastard cabbage that is crowding out native species such as bluebonnets, Read more…
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Some of the best access points to the fabled hills and shores of the Highland Lakes are through the numerous Lower Colorado River Authority parks and recreation areas. The LCRA is best known for its management of water and energy Read more…
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Bluebonnets, paintbrushes, buttercups, and several other wildflowers spread across the Texas Hill Country each spring, splashing the fields with eye-catching colors. Thanks to Lady Bird Johnson’s Highway Beautification Act of 1965, wildflower seeds were planted along roadways across the United Read more…
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Texas roadways and pastures turn the color of the sky as bluebonnets burst forth each spring, bringing butterflies and bees buzzing to collect pollen for food. In turn, they leave behind enough to produce next year’s bounty in blue. The Read more…
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Four species of yucca call the Highland Lakes home: Buckley’s, twisted-leaf, Spanish dagger, and Arkansas. If you are wondering why red yucca is not on the list, well, it’s not a yucca. In fact, it is known as a false Read more…
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Are you ready to learn a little secret about the Texas state flower? It is more accurately state flowers (plural) because the Lone Star State has five, and they are all bluebonnets. FIRST TEXAS STATE FLOWER In 1901, the Texas Read more…
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The name Texas paintbrush might be the most poetic aspect of this semi-parasitic weed that limits pollinators by hiding its flowers. No, the red (and sometimes orange or yellow) you see are not petals; they are bracts, a cup-like, specialized Read more…
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Fall is in the air — that time of year when thoughts turn to raking leaves, shorter days, ripe pumpkins, and … wildflowers. That’s right. Fall — from September through early December — is the ideal time to plant wildflower Read more…
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It’s that time of year when even the prickliest Texas natives burst into bloom. Most notably in the Highland Lakes is the prickly pear cactus. Look around from April through June, and you will find big blooms opening wide on Read more…
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