In Texas the bluebonnet is the revered state flower. During wildflower season (thanks, Lady Bird!), it's required by state law that you take at least one photo of a field of these pretty flowers. Preferably with a child or a pet posing in it. Just kidding! But I bet if you quizzed most residents, they would tell you that they did! Including me!

Used Anna's APP ForgetMeNot. Balloons from Jen Maddocks. Photo taken in a friend's front yard.

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More info if you're interested: Bluebonnets have been loved since man first trod the vast prairies of Texas. Native Americans wove fascinating folk tales around them. The early-day Spanish priests gathered the seeds and grew them around their missions. This practice gave rise to the myth that the padres had brought the plant from Spain, but this cannot be true since the two predominant species of bluebonnets are found growing naturally only in Texas and at no other location in the world.

As historian Jack Maguire so aptly wrote, "It's not only the state flower but also a kind of floral trademark almost as well known to outsiders as cowboy boots and the Stetson hat." He goes on to affirm that "The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France, the rose to England and the tulip to Holland."