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Wednesday - August 27, 2008
From: Austin, TX
Region: Select Region
Topic: Wildflowers
Title: Bluebonnet blooming in late August
Answered by: Joe Marcus
QUESTION:
We have a bluebonnet plant in our front yard that has been blooming since July. We did not plant it, it just came up naturally. Is it rare to have a plant still blooming this time of year?ANSWER:
Yes, it is rare in the sense that you will see very few bluebonnets flowering this time of year, but every year we see a few around during the summer and on into fall. It's a great conversation piece, though.More Wildflowers Questions
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