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Plant for seasonal performance; cool, warm and transitional

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Perennial in south Texas; plant for annual color in colder regions.

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Plant once and they return for seasonal color and performance.

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Perennial shrubs for hardy beauty.

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Specialty Plants
Outstanding plants in their own categories.

Texas Maroon Bluebonnet

Lupinus texensis 'Texas Maroon'

Exciting new color variant of the Texas state flower! Hardy winter annual native to Texas.

Hardiness: Zone 7

Exposure: Full sun

Size: Height 1 foot tall, 1 foot wide

Bloom Time: March to May.

Care: Plant scarified seed and/or transplants in the fall for maximum spring show. Be careful not to water too often.

For Futher Information:
Bluebonnet Gallery
Maroon Bluebonnets
The "Real" Story of the Maroon Bluebonnet

History of the Colored Texas Bluebonnets (Streaming Video)

And now from the land of the Aggies, the parking permit....

 Picture of Maroon Bluenbonnet

Picture of Maroon Bluenbonnet

Picture of Maroon Bluenbonnet


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