No place but Texas
I'm ecstatic to share with you that just the other day I finally typed The End to the first book in my new series. It will soon be headed to my awesome editor, after which the real work begins in order to have it ready for you this summer. Where is it set? No place but Texas.
And March has finally arrived. In Texas, March means the arrival of wildflowers, especially bluebonnets, our state flower. Bluebonnets are a type of lupine that grows, wait for it, no place but Texas.
These gorgeous little wildflowers start blooming in the Rio Grande Valley and along the coast, and as the weather warms, they proceed north and west. Depending on the temperature, they can begin in early March or finish as late as the end of April. Our bluebonnets are every much an event such as Fiesta, Rodeo, or the State Fair. And they bloom in pastures and along roadways all across the state. Take a drive, and you can enjoy them for free.
What is the state flower of your state?
Does it bloom all over your state?
Does it bloom for only a short time, like our bluebonnets, or does it blossom for most of the year?
And for Ukraine, a sunflower:
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I'm praying the Ukraine. What a sinister and horrible event.
Teresa
I'll have to ask my friend Kerri if she has bluebonnets in her yard.
The bluebonnets are gorgeous!
Hard to believe you've got flowers blooming and our snowbanks are still taller than I am!
Our provincial flower is the trillium - a pretty little flower with 3 white petals and bright green leaves. :)
Teresa - Thanks. You'll be hearing more about it in the coming months. I feel the same about spring.
Alex - Thank you. If you don't know, I don't know.
Natalie - TY! Since we once were our own country, I guess in the corners of our minds we still think we are.
Diane - One of our neighbors in San Antonio had a perennial wildflower garden that was gorgeous.
Rachna - Thank you. Much appreciated.
Jemi - I'm loving the new series and hope readers do, too. I haven't actually seen any bluebonnets here yet, but I have seen dandelions, and one of our potted geraniums has a new green leaf. I had to look up trillium to see what it looks like. Very pretty and spring-like!
Jo-Anne - Thank you! It was a lot of fun to write.
I do love wildflowers, and those bluebonnets are gorgeous.
The bluebonnets are so beautiful and the sunflower has always been one of my favorites. I don't know what my state flower is now, but in CA it was the golden poppy. Also a pretty flower and when it blooms in large clusters, it was stunning.
HR - When we lived in New Mexico, we'd often see those gold and orange poppies growing there, both wild and cultivated. They're gorgeous.
The king protea is the national flower of South Africa.
Congrats on finishing the first book in your new series! Yay!
Your description of bluebonnets makes me hope to see them in person some day. The funny thing is, when you asked what my state's flower is... I had to look it up. Why that's funny is I DO know the state flower of Maryland, even though I left there and moved to Georgia in 1971. For the record, Maryland's is the Black-Eyed Susan, and here it Georgia, it's the Cherokee rose. (Thanks for getting me to check it out!)
Also, I have no idea what the state flower is. (My personal flower is the black-eyed Susan) But our state amphibian is the Hellbender!
Eva - Not at this time. Thank you.