Texas Hill Country Beauty
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Texas Hill Country Beauty
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
An abandoned farmhouse near Marble Falls in the Texas Hill Country is given a facelift with a foreground of bluebonnets and blanket flowers. Texas bluebonnets or Lupinus texensis are hardy flowers native to Texas. Bluebonnets are perennials in warm climates, annuals in cool climates. Adopted as the "State Flower of Texas", this is the most commonly seen variety along roadsides and in uncultivated pastures throughout the state. Flowers are densely arranged on a spike with a characteristic ice white terminal tip. Bluebonnets cannot tolerate poorly drained, clay based soils. Seed planted in poorly drained soils will germinate, but plants will never fully develop. Seedlings will become either stunted or turn yellow and soon die. Bluebonnets prefer sloped areas in light to gravelly, well-drained soil and require full sun.
If you're looking for a perennial with a long season of bloom, blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) is a great choice. The daisy-like flowers are produced from early summer to early fall in shades of orange, red and yellow, adding warm color to the garden and attracting nectar-seeking butterflies.
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Comments (9)
Donna Kennedy
Congratulations Priscilla! Your fabulous image has been Featured in our group The Gold Standard, because of its excellence! Also added my fav/tweet/vote
John Bailey
A brilliant image Priscilla! This image has a beautiful foreground leading to a vintage image of an earlier period. Congratulations on being featured in "Images That Excite You."
Lynn Bauer
Love this, Priscilla! I just got back from a week in the Hill Country, too! We usually drive to Marble Falls, but I had heard that not much was blooming there. Guess my info was completely wrong!! This is beautiful! f/l
Lianne Schneider
Used to love driving up through the hill country in the spring when the bluebonnets and indian blanket were in bloom. This has a feeling of timelessness Priscilla - just gorgeous. F/L T