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The Best Flowers to Plant in Texas
The Best Flowers to Plant in Texas. Texas is a fairly warm state which lies in USDA hardiness zones 6 to 9. Good flower choices are those which can tolerate the stressful heat of Texas. In most areas of the state, flowers are rotated according to season. The spring-planted annuals like Texas bluebonnets are set out from the end of February to early...
Texas is a fairly warm state which lies in USDA hardiness zones 6 to 9. Good flower choices are those which can tolerate the stressful heat of Texas. In most areas of the state, flowers are rotated according to season. The spring-planted annuals like Texas bluebonnets are set out from the end of February to early June; heat-resistant annuals like verbena, portuluca, Mexican sunflower and periwinkle are used in the hot summers; and fall annuals like dianthus and pansies are used in the cooler temperatures of autumn. (Reference 2).
Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) is not only well suited to the hot and dry climate of Texas, but is also the state flower. The plants are annuals which bloom with spikes of blue flowers from March to April. The flowers are abundant in the rocky sandy soils of hillsides and roadsides and literally blanket the hills, pastures, and prairies of the state in spring. The Texas bluebonnets with their pea like flowers grow optimally in sunny and well drained sites and reach a mature height of 1 to 2 feet. The flowers grow easily from seeds sown during fall and are highly tolerant to drought. Plant seeds ? to ? inch deep in slightly tilled soil and water if there is lack of rain in fall.
