Texas is well known for having some wonderful wildflower displays in the spring, but conditions in the winter months need to be right if we're to have a good wildflower crop.  Rain needs to fall in December and January as this is when the wildflowers germinate.  Then we need decent, but not a lot of rain in the spring to bring them on strong.  Too much rain can cause grasses to overgrow the wildflowers.

We had rain at the right time this winter and have had good rain since then.  I missed the peak Bluebonnet season and did not get any good photos of them, but what follows are some of what you can see in Central Texas in April.

Bluebonnet

A lone Bluebonnet in my yard.

Bluebonnets, Black Eyed Susans and Blanketflowers

Bluebonnets, Black Eyed Susans and Indian Blankets along a county road in western Travis County.

Black Eyed Susans

A field of Black Eyed Susans.

Blanketflowers closer up.

Indian Blankets through barbed wire.

Texas wildflowers

A Texas wildflower mix.