BETA
Chapter 1
The science of the bluebonnet
Chapter 2
The battle for the state flower
Chapter 3
The roadside photo phenomenon
Chapter 4
Folklore and color variations
YOUR GOAL
Master of The Texas bluebonnet tradition
Ch 2 · The battle for the state flower
sloane Snap photos of kids in the bluebonnets to discover why Texans love this spring tradition.
sloane Texas Bluebonnet State Flower
Cotton, cactus tried to win, / Bluebonnets bloomed and let spring in! / Now every kind, the state flower, / A Texas spring, with blooming power!
sloane First Lady Lady Bird Johnson championed laws that spread wildflowers across American highways.
sloane Texas lawmakers resolved a decades-long botanical dispute by declaring all bluebonnet species as the state flower.
Fun Fact
State flower battle: The prickly pear cactus lost the 1901 Texas state flower vote because it was deemed too ugly.
Glossary
bluebonnet (noun)
Any of several lupines of the southwestern United States that have blue, bonnet-shaped flowers. In 1901, the Texas Legislature officially chose this lupine as the state emblem over the prickly pear.
Any of several lupines of the southwestern United States that have blue, bonnet-shaped flowers. In 1901, the Texas Legislature officially chose this lupine as the state emblem over the prickly pear.
Quiz
Which industry's product was proposed as the state flower alongside the bluebonnet?