Post by Sabre52 on Mar 23, 2016 18:16:33 GMT -5
Howdy folks, As most of you probably know, Texas is famous for it's wildflowers and especially, it's bluebonnets ( a type of Lupine). Here's a pic of my yard this year looking up towards my shop and as you can see, it's a field of blue and honeybees. Sorry for the poor pic quality, it's windy outside and I was one-handing my little camera.
What many non Texans don't know is rarely, you will find a Bluebonnet with just a tinge of pink or red. Story goes, after the battle of the Alamo, some of the the normal bluebonnets at that location started showing up with a pink tinge, stained with the blood of Texas' fallen heroes. And, to this day, every now and then, one can still see a pinkish bluebonnet in with all the rest. Here's one in the yard. The bright red orange flower is a Texas Paintbrush, another of our famous wildflowers, pink bluebonnet in the foreground.....Mel
What many non Texans don't know is rarely, you will find a Bluebonnet with just a tinge of pink or red. Story goes, after the battle of the Alamo, some of the the normal bluebonnets at that location started showing up with a pink tinge, stained with the blood of Texas' fallen heroes. And, to this day, every now and then, one can still see a pinkish bluebonnet in with all the rest. Here's one in the yard. The bright red orange flower is a Texas Paintbrush, another of our famous wildflowers, pink bluebonnet in the foreground.....Mel
