State Prints - Treasures of TX Bluebonnets

The Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) became the "Official Flower" of Texas in (1901).
Additionally, the Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) became the "State Flower" of Texas in (1971).
Scientifically named (Lupinus texensis), the bluebonnet is also called buffalo clover and wolf flower.
Since this flower has look-alike cousins, the state legislature named all lupine species as the official
state flower in (1971). To make sure, the new state flower resolution included "any other variety of
bluebonnet not heretofore recorded." This means that the six species of bluebonnets native to Texas
are all considered the state flower. It seems fitting that Texas also has six flags in its history.

The bluebonnet was named for its color and the resemblance of its petal to a woman's sunbonnet. It
blooms in the early spring and can be readily found in fields and along the roadsides throughout
central and south Texas. As the Texas bluebonnet flower ages, one of the top petals turns purple-red.
Bluebonnets have long been a favorite of Texans.