Bluebonnet

Dru

mm

ond

Phlox

Bla

ck-e

yed

Susa

n

Indian P

aintb

rush

Mexican H

at

Gayfeather

Verbena

Blue

bell

Winecup

Maximilian Sunflower

Stan

ding

Cyp

ress

Lemon Mint Plains Coreopsis

Pink Evening Primrose

Mealy C

up Sage

Indian Blanket

Bloom

s/Height

summ

er-early fall1 - 3 ft.

Assembled Wheel

Wildflowers Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta flower diameter: 1 - 2 in. This common wildflower attracts butterflies.Bluebell Eustoma grandiflora flower diameter: 1 - 3 in. Bluebells are used in gardens around the world.Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis spike flower The petals look like old-fashioned sun bonnets.Drummond Phlox Phlox drummondii flower diameter: 3/4 in. The flowers may be red, pink or white. Gayfeather Liatris spp. spike flower Also called snakeroot, the corm was once used to treat snake bites.Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella flower diameter: 1 - 2 in. With garden care, this flower may bloom all year.Indian Paintbrush Castilleja indivisa spike flower Flowers vary from scarlet to orange, cream or yellow. Lemon Mint/Purple Horse Mint Monarda citriodora spike flower Pioneers brewed a cough medicine from lemon mint. Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani flower diameter: 2 - 3 in. Birds and other wildlife forage on these tall flowers.Mealy Cup Sage Salvia farinacea spike flower The upright flowers are bi-colored white and violet or blue.Mexican Hat Ratibida columnaris flower diameter: 1 in. These multi-colored flowers look like Mexican sombreros.Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa flower diameter: 2 in. This flower is sometimes called "buttercup" because of its yellow pollen.Plains Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria flower diameter: 1 in. Native Americans made tea from the flowers.Standing Cypress Ipomopsis rubra spike flower The trumpet-shaped petals attract butterflies and hummingbirds.Verbena Verbena species flower diameter: 1/4 in. Bloom colors range from rosy pink to purple.Winecup Callirhoe involucrata flower diameter: 11/2 in. Winecups can survive drought because of their turniplike tubers.

Growing Wildflowers• Fall is the best time to plant.• Select a well-drained site that gets at least 5 hours of sunlight each day.• Remove vegetation and rake soil lightly to a depth of 1 inch.• Thoroughly mix 1 part wildflower seed with 4 parts sand or potting soil.• Scatter the seeds uniformly over the prepared area.• Press seeds into the soil by walking over the area. Do not cover seeds any

deeper than 1/16 inch. Some seeds will remain visible, but they must be �in firm contact with the soil to germinate.

• Most wildflowers do well without regular watering, but if there is a prolonged dry spell, give your wildflowers a drink.

• As seeds germinate, use the seedling pictures on the front of the �wheel to identify your new wildflowers and predict the blooms �you'll see next year.

Fun Facts• When the bluebonnet was chosen to be the Texas state flower, �

the runners-up were prickly pear cactus and the open cotton boll.• Eleven Texas wildflowers are endangered species. One of them is �

the Navasota ladies'-tresses, which has been found only in Grimes �and Brazos Counties.

• It is not illegal to pick wildflowers, but it is illegal to trespass on private property and to damage government property (including road rights-of-way). Don't dig up clumps of flowers, and don't drive over them. If everyone did, there might someday be few wildflowers left.

• Each fall the Texas Department of Transportation sows more than 60,000 pounds of wildflower seed along highways.

• Some flowers you see growing wild are not true native Texas wildflowers, but nonnative species that have "escaped" from gardens and other plantings.

Texas Wildflowers

Produced by Agricultural Communications, The Texas A&M University System, with technical assistance from Doug Welsh, Extension Horticulturist. Photographs were provided by Wildseed Farms (800-848-0078, www.wildseedfarms.com), Texas Highways magazine and

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Texas is known for its abundant wildflowers. In fact, there are more than 1,000 species of wildflowers in Texas. This wheel features 16 of the most common ones. Watch for them along Texas roadways, in parks, or even in

your own backyard. Wildflowers beautify Texas landscapes in almost every season.

Back/Bottom Wheel

Bluebonnet

Dru

mm

ond

Phlox

Bla

ck-e

yed

Susa

n

Indian P

aintb

rush

Mexican H

at

Gayfeather

Verbena

Blue

bell

Winecup

Maximilian Sunflower

Stan

ding

Cyp

ress

Bloom

s/Height

summ

er-early fall1 - 3 ft.

Blooms/H

eight

summ

er-fall

2 - 4 ft.

Blooms/H

eightspring-fall2 - 3 ft.

Blooms/Height

spring 6 in. - 1 ft.

Blooms/Height

summer-fall

3 - 10 ft.

Blooms/Heightspring-summer

6 in. - 1 ft.

Blooms/Height

summer 1 - 2 ft.Bloo

ms/

Height

sprin

g

6 in.

- 1 ft

.

Bloo

ms/

Hei

ght

sum

mer

1 - 3

ft.

Blo

oms/

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ght

sum

mer

2 - 3

ft.

Bloo

ms/

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ght

sum

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2 - 5

ft.

Bloom

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sprin

g

8 in.

- 2 ft

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Blooms/Height

summer

1 - 3 ft.

Blooms/Heightspring1 ft.

Blooms/Heightsummer1 - 2 ft.

Blooms/Height

spring-summer

8 in. - 2 ft.

Lemon Mint Plains Coreopsis

Pink Evening Primrose

Mealy C

up Sage

Indian Blanket

Front/Bottom Wheel

cut out

Top Wheel