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Texas bluebonnet

Lupinus subcarnosus

Also called Sandyland Bluebonnet

Texas bluebonnet
Photo: Clinton & Charles Robertson from RAF Lakenheath, UK & San Marcos, TX, USA & UK, CC BY 2.0

Texas bluebonnet is a winter annual lupine native to sandy soils in southeastern Texas and northeastern Mexico, and is the state flower of Texas. It grows best in full sun and deep, well-drained sandy soil.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly while seedlings establish, then rely mostly on rain; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Deep, sandy, well-drained soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in mild winters; grows as a cool-season annual, flowering in spring. Protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Texas to Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
Climate
subtropical

About

Lupinus subcarnosus, the sandy land bluebonnet or Texas bluebonnet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to southeastern Texas and northeastern Mexico. A winter annual reaching 40 cm (16 in), it prefers deep sandy soils. With other related species of lupines also called bluebonnets, it is the state flower of Texas.

Other Lupinus plants

Silver lupine · White Lupin · Lupinus anatolicus · Yellow bush lupine · Miniature lupine · European yellow lupine · Chick Lupine · Tarwi · Nootka lupine · Bigleaf lupine · Hollowleaf annual lupine · Texas lupine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lupinus subcarnosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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