They are in front of the house in the granite parking area and down the side of the house.
I cannot walk down the side of the house without crushing a few. But times are difficult. A dry hot wind and no real rain for weeks on end means their leaves are beginning to shrivel.
Years ago, before we bought the lot, I used to walk through here. The area that I call the upper meadow was blanketed in bluebonnets in the spring. Our son, his wife and their little pup, Frisco, posed for a photo back in 2002 during a very bluebonnet spring.
But I did find a new flower on the upper meadow. The pretty yellow Stemless Evening Primrose, Oenothera triloba. I'm hoping that it may be as prolific as the pink primrose.
Even though you all have suffered from drought, it looks like a good year for your bluebonnets. Gorgeous! I miss those plants.
ReplyDeleteSplendid indeed. Watch out or you'll have mothers and babies lining up outside your gate to take their pictures in the bluebonnets. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're so lucky to have such a show just outside your door/windows!!. Beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThey are glorious, Jenny! The bluebonnets were putting on quite the show along Highway 71 between Columbus and Bastrop this weekend. The Indian paintbrush were almost as beautiful in some spots!
ReplyDeleteJennifer, than you so much for sharing this. It made my day. I love Texas bluebonnets. The seed won't overwinter this far north, but occasionally, I buy a few plants just to see them.~~Dee
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I am so glad your moisture hugging gravel keeps these beauties thriving.
ReplyDeletePhotos of your bluebonnet carpets are one of the things I look forward to every spring. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely swaths of color. They look so lush in your photos. We saw some on our way to the Houston tour this weekend - there seemed to be more out there on the roadsides than I've seen around here thus far.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful sea of bluebonnets!
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous! Hard to believe you have this prolific show without watering. My few shrivelled. Thanks for the musing on decomposed granite. I've longe wondered why some rocky areas loom and some don't. This is enough to make me want to create a decomposed granite area just for wildflowers.
ReplyDeleteNice display, and a stunning if ephemeral look. Maybe it was all the granite that helped everything grow...mineral content, to that blend of drainage with moisture retention?
ReplyDeleteJenny, it was a treat to see your bluebonnets first hand this afternoon. Again, thank you for the tour. '-)
ReplyDelete~ Sarah
For those of us lacking in color this time of year, I have to say--Magnificent!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! That is very good to know about the decomposed granite. So far we mostly used it in paths but I'll admit - the plants LOVE to reseed themselves there. They already knew they'd get what they wanted surrounded by granite I suppose. Now I'm looking around my beds and wondering where else the granite would work to advantage!
ReplyDeleteThey are absolutely lovely! To have those fields of blue must be a feast for the eyes.
ReplyDeleteOh, your Bluebonnet pictures make me want to keep trying....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, especially with the boulder backdrop
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous view! I am sad that they don't grow here in our acid soil.
ReplyDeleteHow luscious! And how lucky to have that yellow primrose. I've tried before with no luck. I do hope yours is as prolific as the pink!
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely luscious! And I adore that yellow primrose. I've had no luck with it, but in your spot, I do hope it's as prolific as the pink.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your display of bluebonnets. How wise to take advantage of something that naturally grows there so well anyway! Your yellow primrose is so pretty - I hope it does well for you!
ReplyDeleteThey look beautiful Jenny! I had to plant my own this year, lol, but I'm hoping they reseed themselves in the new island bed.
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